SHORT TERM MEMORY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Definition
• Hypothesis
• The Experiment
• Results

Definition
Short-term memory is the capacity for holding a small amount of information in mind in a readily available state for a short period of time.

HYPOTHESES

• Johns Hypothesis
• I believe more then half wont remember all 30 Words
• Archie's Hypothesis
• I believe more then half will remember atleast 20

THE EXPERIMENT

• 10 People were asked to look at a list of 30 words for 3 Minutes
• Next, they were asked to turn off the PC Monitor
• They were then given 3 Minutes to rewrite as many words as they could remember

RESLUTS

• 1/10 remembered all 30
• 6/10 remembered 15
• 10/10 remembered 7