short-term memory

collocation in English

meaningsofshort-termandmemory

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short-term
adjective
uk
/ˌʃɔːtˈtɜːm/
us
/ˈʃɔːrt.tɝːm/
lasting a ...
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memory
noun
uk
/ˈmem.ər.i/
us
/ˈmem.ər.i/
the ability to remember information, experiences, ...
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(Definition ofshort-termandmemoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The subject encodes the properties inshort-termmemory.
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A linguistically constrained model ofshort-termmemoryfor nonwords.
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The real relationship betweenshort-termmemoryand working memory.
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What links verbalshort-termmemoryperformance and vocabulary level?
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Short-termmemorywithin a context is much more useful.
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Selectedshort-termmemorytest as predictors of reading readiness.
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Rehearsing and replaying some old arguments aboutshort-termmemory.
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The constructs should be correlated to the extent that compoundshort-termmemorytask performance is influenced by pureshort-termmemorycapacity.
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Even though activated long-term memory is the representational basis ofshort-termmemory, distinctions can be made between long- and short-term memory processes.
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Short-termmemory, vocabulary processing, and reading ability.
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This link betweenshort-termmemoryand long-term knowledge, however, is not unidirectional.
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Short-termmemoryerrors for spoken syllables are affected by the linguistic structure of the syllables.
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Its learning rate and on-line processing function reflect humanshort-termmemoryconstraints.
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What is the relationship between phonologicalshort-termmemoryand speech processing?
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However, we also provided a measure of the children'sshort-termmemory.
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Phonologicalshort-termmemorycontributions to sentence processing in young children.
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This is the most widely accepted indicator of phonologicalshort-termmemorycapacity.
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This, once again, suggests that the dorsal system has a very limitedshort-termmemory.
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These findings indicate that factors in addition toshort-termmemorysupport retention in nonword repetition.
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Left-branching thus is a drain on such capacity-limited systems asshort-termmemory.
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Instead,short-termmemoryis understood as the activated part of long-term memory.
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She had severe memory deficits, with poorshort-termmemory, together with impaired long-term memory.
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Theshort-termmemoryallows the agent to remember a few recent perceptual and conceptual states.
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