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disposition > cognition > memory > short-term memory > semantic short-term memory

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semantic short-term memory  

Definition

  • Sub-component of working memory with limited capacity for temporary storage and processing of the meaning of words. In particular, semantic short-term memory is thought to play an important role in sentence comprehension.

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Entry terms

  • semantic working memory

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Horne, A., Zahn, R., Najera, O. I., & Martin, R. C. (2022). Semantic working memory predicts sentence comprehension performance: A case series approach. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.887586

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]
  • • Martin, R. C. (2021). The critical role of semantic working memory in language comprehension and production. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 30(4), 283–291. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721421995178

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Martin, R. C., & He, T. (2004). Semantic short-term memory and its role in sentence processing : A replication. Brain and Language, 89(1), 76‑82. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0093-934X

    [Study type: empirical study, replication / Access: closed]
  • • Martin, R. C., & Romani, C. (1994). Verbal working memory and sentence comprehension : A multiple-components view. Neuropsychology, 8(4), 506‑523. https://doi.org/10.1037/0894-4105.8.4.506

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Martin, R. C., Shelton, J. R., & Yaffee, L. S. (1994). Language processing and working memory: Neuropsychological evidence for separate phonological and semantic capacities. Journal of Memory and Language, 33(1), 83–111. https://doi.org/10.1006/jmla.1994.1005

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

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  • Frank Arnould

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