Capacity (or capacities) for holding in mind,in an active, highly available state a small amount of information:
Recently derived from processing of sensory input Recently retrieved from long-term memory Recently generated by ongoing operations To control ongoing and imminent actions
Arguments that WM is distinct from long-term memory come from:
Introspection Physiology Consideration of computational utility Effects of brain damage Experiments on normal subjects
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