Question
The Brown–Peterson paradigm is used to test this faculty, which is reduced by displacement and trace decay. This faculty makes up the second of the three stages of the Atkinson–Shiffrin model. Baddeley and Hitch proposed a model of this faculty, whose central executive controls a visuospatial sketchpad, an episodic buffer, and a phonological loop. This faculty's capacity is increased by (*) chunking. Nelson Cowan found that this faculty has a capacity of four, in contrast with George Miller's finding of a capacity of seven plus or minus two. This faculty is consolidated by the hippocampus. For 10 points, name this faculty that temporarily holds information, which is contrasted with a long-term counterpart. ■END■
ANSWER: short-term memory [accept short-term memory retention; accept working memory; prompt on memory; prompt on retention or storage] (The terms short-term memory and working memory are often used interchangeably but are generally considered distinct.)
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Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
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2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 100% | 45% | 0% | 74.88 |