#working memory
Senwitt pages tagged working memory — blog posts, answers, glossary terms, research, and more.
- glossary
Working memory
Working memory is the short-term cognitive workspace that holds and manipulates information for ongoing thinking — usually 4-7 items at a time, for seconds to minutes.
- data
Working memory span by age (digit span norms)
Published cohort norms for digit-span working memory by adult age group, drawn from the clinical neuropsych literature. Ranges, not point estimates. No fabrication.
- tests
Corsi Block Test — what spatial working memory really measures
A clear, source-backed explainer for the Corsi block-tapping test: the spatial working-memory paradigm, Kessels et al. (2000) normative data, and how the test fits alongside digit span and n-back.
- tests
Digit Span Test — what forward and backward span really measure
A clear, source-backed explainer for the digit span test: forward span as short-term memory, backward span as working memory, the Miller (1956) seven plus or minus two finding, and the WAIS clinical version.
- tests
N-Back Test — what it measures and how to read your score
A clear, source-backed explainer for the n-back test: the original Kirchner (1958) paradigm, the dual n-back variant, what working memory load means, and what the controversial transfer literature actually shows.
- tests
Working Memory Test — what it really measures and which version to use
A clear, source-backed explainer for working memory tests: how working memory differs from short-term memory, the Baddeley model, complex span vs n-back, and what high or low scores actually predict.
- route
Memory practice.
The Memory Skill.