| Chapter 5: Working Memory There is no way to know how long working memory lasts exactly Probably lasts as long as activation from attentional resources are there Interference plays a big role. Serial position curve: Recency effect due to items being in working memory = most recently activated and no retroactive interference Primacy effect due to "rehearsal" = more practiced, but also no proactive interference Release from proactive interference shows that working memory is not one area in the brain but happens at different processing sites. |
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