Definitions for Memory

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  • What is the definition for capacity?
    The maximum amount of information that memory can hold
  • What is the definition for central executive?
    An important feature of the working memory model that is poorly understood, but is said to direct information to the appropriate slave systems in the model
  • What is the definition for coding?
    The way different memory systems store information, by converting that information into a suitable format for our brain
  • What is the definition for duration?
    the length of time a memory stays stored in memory
  • What is the definition for Episodic Buffer?
    A component of the working memory model that puts information from all the other components to make a combined, sensible memory