1. Short-term Memory Definition: The memories we are currently aware of
Memories stored for sec, unless rehearsed and moved to long-term memory
George Miller (1960): Magic number 7
People can keep 7 ± 2 items in short term memory

2. Experiment: How many words can you remember?
Nine
Swap
Cell
Ring
Toy
Plugs
Lamp
Apple
Table
Sway
Army
Bank
Fire
Hold
Worm
Clock
Horse
Color
Baby
Sword
Desk
Hide
Crayon
Rock
Bird
Take out a piece of paper. Write down as many words as you can remember
How did you do?

3. How about now?
Horse
Cat
Dog
Fish
Bird
Orange
Yellow
Blue
Green
Black
Table
Chair
Bookcase
Desk
Bed
Apple
Banana
Kiwi
Grape
Mango
Bus
Plane
Boat
Bike
Car
Take out a piece of paper. Write down as many words as you can remember
How did you do? Did you do better than last time?

5. Clustering
By clustering words into categories, it is easier to remember
Remember clusters or chunks instead of individual items.