The brain system that provides temporary holding and processing of information to accomplish complex cognitive tasks such as language comprehension, learning, and reasoning; the information that you are focusing on at a given moment, is concerned with
Working memory
The description in the question — a system that temporarily holds and actively processes information to carry out complex cognitive tasks such as language comprehension, learning and reasoning, and that corresponds to whatever you are focusing on right now — is the textbook definition of working memory.
Working memory is the active mental workspace. It does two things at once: it holds a small amount of information briefly and it manipulates that information (comparing, combining, reasoning) to complete demanding tasks. When you follow a spoken sentence, solve a problem mentally, or keep a phone number in mind while dialling, you are using working memory. The phrase "the information you are focusing on at a given moment" points directly to this active, attention-linked processing.
Short-term memory is often confused with working memory, but it refers only to the passive, brief storage of information — holding items without the active manipulation that defines working memory; it is a component within, not equivalent to, the working-memory system. Episodic memory is a long-term store of personally experienced events tied to a specific time and place, not a moment-to-moment processing space. Semantic memory is the long-term store of general facts, concepts and word meanings; it holds knowledge but does not perform the live processing described in the question.
Correct answer: Working memory
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Important Questions from Concept of Learning
Which of the following is outside the preview of characteristics of learning?
Which of the following types of learners learn with the help of flow charts or diagrams?
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List I
(Learning Definitions)
List II
(Proponent)
(A)
Learning is an organization of behavior.
(I)
Guilford
(B)
Learning is the change in behavior resulting from behavior.
(II)
Skinner
(C)
Learning is selecting the appropriate response and connecting with the stimulus.
(III)
Garret
(D)
Learning is a process of progressive behavior adaptation.
(IV)
Thorndike
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II
List I
List II
Types of Learning
Meaning
A.
Factual Learning
I.
This Learning is used to organize information in logical structure
B.
Association Learning
II.
This Learning is used to develop personality and think coherently
C.
Conceptual Learning
III.
This Learning is used to organize sequence of activities to achieve a goal
D.
Procedural Learning
IV.
This Learning is used to connect with Learning information more deeply and accurately
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Match List I with List II:
List I
(Factors of memory)
List II
(Meaning)
(A) Remembering I. The mental revival of the experiences which have been learnt (B) Retention II. The manifestation of our general retaining power (C) Recall III. The factor responsible for preserving the material learnt (D) Recognition IV. The factor responsible for modification of behaviour through training and learning Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
