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short-term memory

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short-term memory [‚shȯrt ‚tərm ′mem·rē]
(psychology)
Conscious, brief retention of information that is currently being processed in a person's mind.


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But her relatives said it was better described as short-term memory loss and that she had never wandered away from home and gotten lost before.
No amount of A's on chapter tests driven by short-term memory will add up to success on long-term learning required for life (and NCLB).
A new antibiotic called Omnin works wonders; however, it also causes short-term memory loss.
 
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