The goal of this discussion forum is to deepen your understanding of how working memory operates.

For your initial post, watch the Models of Memory 1 Atkins+ Shiffrons Multi Store Model Links to an external site.video.

Then complete the following experiments:

Digit Span

Serial Position Effect

Working memory is the small amount of information that can be held in mind and used in the execution of cognitive tasks, in contrast with long-term memory, the vast amount of information saved in one’s life. Working memory is one of the most widely-used terms in psychology.

Examples of working memory tasks could include holding a person’s address in mind while listening to instructions about how to get there, or listening to a sequence of events in a story while trying to understand what the story means.