short term memory

Question 1

what is short term memory

Answer 1

Short-term memory is what is used to retain information for a short period of time – seconds or minutes.

Question 2

is it a temporary store

Answer 2

yes

Question 3

what is the duration of short term memory

Answer 3

Short-term memory has a duration of up to 30 seconds.

This means that we tend to forget information in 30 seconds or fewer unless we take action to retain it (for example by writing something down).

Question 4

what is the Capacity of short term memory

Answer 4

Short-term memory has a limited capacity.

Question 5

how many items can we hold in the short term memory

Answer 5

We can only hold around 7 items or fewer in short-term memory at any one time.