AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Working memory may also incorporate information from long-term memory so that you can apply it to new information to complete a task. For instance, imagine you’re in a meeting at work, and you’re watching a budget presentation.

Detailed explanation-2: -In early theories of information processing, up through the current period, working memory was viewed as a portal to long-term memory. In order for information to enter long-term memory in a form that allows later retrieval, it first must be present in working memory in a suitable form.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are three ways you can retrieve information out of your long-term memory storage system: recall, recognition, and relearning. Recall is what we most often think about when we talk about memory retrieval: it means you can access information without cues. For example, you would use recall for an essay test.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why is Working Memory Important? Working memory allows us to hold information briefly in mind and process it. If we forget something that was in our working memory, it is not retrievable without intervention. Interventions might include referring to instructions or asking for the information to be repeated.

Detailed explanation-5: -From the neuroscience perspective, it has been established that working memory activates the fronto-parietal brain regions, including the prefrontal, cingulate, and parietal cortices. Recent studies have subsequently implicated the roles of subcortical regions (such as the midbrain and cerebellum) in working memory.