STM

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Short-term memory: The cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding and processing a limited amount of information, typically what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it. It is a component of working memory.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The phone number was held in her stm just long enough to dial it.
    • The capacity of stm is famously limited to about seven items, plus or minus two.
    • After the accident, his stm was impaired, making it difficult to follow conversations.
Advanced Usage
  • In cognitive psychology: The term is often used in contrast to long-term memory (LTM) to discuss different stages of memory processing.
    • The study aimed to measure the decay rate of information in stm.
Variants and Related Words
  • Short-term memory (STM): The full, unabbreviated form of the term.
    • Short-term memory is crucial for tasks like mental arithmetic.
  • Working memory: A closely related concept that includes the manipulation of information held in short-term storage.
    • Working memory involves both stm and executive control processes.
Synonyms
  • Immediate memory: Memory for information perceived very recently.
  • Primary memory: An older term sometimes used synonymously with short-term memory.
Related Phrases
  • STM capacity: Refers to the limited amount of information that can be held in short-term memory at one time.
    • The classic experiment tested the STM capacity for digits.
  • STM decay: The theoretical fading of memory traces in short-term storage over time if not rehearsed.
    • Without rehearsal, STM decay can occur within seconds.
Noun
  1. what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it

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