AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Working memory is often used synonymously with short-term memory, but some theorists consider the two forms of memory distinct, assuming that working memory allows for the manipulation of stored information, whereas short-term memory only refers to the short-term storage of information.

Detailed explanation-2: -Short-term memory is part of working memory, but is not the same thing. Working memory refers to structures and processes used for temporarily storing and manipulating information. Working memory has been termed working attention.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some authors have used the terms ‘short-term memory’ and ‘working memory’ as synonymous, and indeed the term ‘working memory’ has been gradually replacing the term ‘short-term memory’ in the literature (and some authors now refer to ‘short-term working memory’; see Estes 1999).

Detailed explanation-4: -Working memory has been conceived and defined in three different, slightly discrepant ways: as short-term memory applied to cognitive tasks, as a multi-component system that holds and manipulates information in short-term memory, and as the use of attention to manage short-term memory.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Difference Between Working Memory and Short-Term Memory The short-term memory stores information for a few seconds, while the working memory processes and structures the information for a short time.