Working Memory
(continued)
*A system for the temporary maintenance and manipulation of information.
*Underlies more complex cognitive tasks:
Learning (encoding)
Retrieval
Comprehension
Reasoning.
*Temporary storage of information processed in a range of different cognitive tasks.
*Enables independent and diverse types of information to interact.
*Thus, a common system that operates across a broad range of tasks and types of information.
Created by Dr. Gordon Vessels 2005