Short-Term Store - GCSE Psychology Definition

The short-term store is a part of our memory system that temporarily holds information we are currently thinking about or are aware of. In GCSE Psychology, this concept is a component of the multi-store model of memory. The short-term store can usually hold a limited amount of information, typically around 7 items, for a brief period, usually up to 30 seconds. This is the part of your memory that helps you remember a phone number just long enough to dial it or to follow directions. If the information is not important or not repeated, it will not be transferred to long-term memory and is quickly forgotten.