Processing+Efficiency

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Definition:
The ability to make efficient use of short-term memory capacity. HGD, Chapter 9 p. 254

Examples:
There is an exponential increase in processing speed with age for a wide variety of tasks, such as a perceptual-motor task like pressing a button when you hear a buzzer, an cognitive tasks such as mental addition.

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[There have been experiments done around the globe since the release of the theory, including in Korea, producing the same results, adding cross-cultural validity to the argument.] =Other Links:= [|http://books.google.com/books?id=s7zgF7InxIgC&pg=PA101&lpg=PA101&dq=mnemonics+for+processing+efficiency&source=bl&ots=a_44zKjBwg&sig=JDQucFmpSSWOj8GAiG6FS0FcCq4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YLKOT-rnHoSe8gSoi4mIDg&ved=0CFwQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=mnemonics%20for%20processing%20efficiency&f=false] []

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