Short-term memorization

Short-term memorization is a Dimension of cognitive ability. It describes a person's tendency to remember and reproduce information from their head rather than to write it down and look it up.

When we talk about memory, most people intuitively think of long-term memory. Longer past events or information are stored here, such as memories of the last vacation or the knowledge that Berlin is the capital of Germany (Tulving, 1972).

But in addition to long-term memory, there is another part of memory — the Memory for short term memorization. This is where information is stored in are only a few seconds or minutes old.

‍ This allows a person's ability to remember for a short time on a continuum between the two poles Note down information and Remember info Classify. The value of each person can therefore be located at one point on the following scale:

Note down information

People who Write down and look up information earlier, prefer work activities in which they are more confronted with clearly defined tasks and important but not time-critical information.

They find their ideal environment particularly in jobs where they have enough time to look up important information when needed, such as in administrative activities.

Remember info

People who provide information More likely to remember and reproduce from your head, prefer work activities where they are more likely to be confronted with a variety of time-critical information.

They find their ideal environment primarily in jobs where they have to combine diverse and varied information at short notice, such as as investment analysts.

Benefits in a professional context

Depending on the working conditions in a job, the strategy of writing down or memorizing information is more suitable.

In most jobs, you have enough time to take notes and look up information later. Some jobs, on the other hand, require a good short-term memory. This is especially true in fields where you A lot of information within a very short time Memorize and process must.

Depending on the profession and company, it may be ideal for applicants to bring different forms of short-term memorization with the aim of being successful in the position in the future.

How do you record short-term memorization?

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Aivy measures short-term memorization in a game-based assessment.