The processes through which people retain and use information. Retention interval, material, awareness and response demands must be distinguished; they do not define one-to-one anatomical stores.
A human memory architecture in which new information must pass through a short-term store to reach a long-term store. A strong version is challenged if the specific short-term mechanism claimed to be obligatory is severely impaired while relevant long-term learning remains relatively preserved. Residual or alternative routes must be considered.
Retention beyond immediate temporary maintenance, including declarative and procedural forms. A person can have severe new declarative learning difficulty while retaining other enduring learning.
Retention over a brief interval. Immediate span is one assay, not a complete measure of all representations that can influence immediate behavior.
Temporary retention of verbal material. Auditory presentation, phonological coding, rehearsal and output requirements can contribute differently to a measured span.
A task measuring the sequence length of digits that can be reproduced under specified conditions. Forward repetition and backward manipulation are different demands; modality and presentation rate also matter.
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