CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -STM is defined as the capacity for holding a small amount of information available for a short period of time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Short-term Memory: activated memory that holds a few items (7 + or-2) briefly (about 30 seconds), such. as the 7 digits of a telephone number while dialing, before the information is stored or forgotten.

Detailed explanation-3: -Short-term/working memory: activated memory that holds a few items (on the average 7) for a brief time (usually 30 seconds) before the information is stored or forgotten. Located in the frontal lobe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Short-term memory is the information that a person is currently thinking about or is aware of. It is also called primary or active memory. Recent events and sensory data such as sounds are stored in short-term memory. Short-term memory often encompasses events over a period anywhere from 30 seconds to several days.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sensory memories are stored for a few seconds at most. They come from the five senses: hearing, vision, touch, smell, and taste. They are stored only for as long as the sense is being stimulated. They are then reprocessed and associated with a memory that may store in your short-term memory.