<p>It might be difficult to distinguish between belief-based and actual memory difficulties, especially in a self-administered test. The most objective measure would be a computerised assessment, e.g. the Automatic Working Memory Assessment, which contains measures of short-term and working memory in the verbal and spatial domain [1]. Some commonly used assessments of these constructs are [2]:</p>

<p><strong>Verbal short-term memory</strong>: digit span, running span<br>
<strong>Verbal working memory</strong>: backward digit span, n-back span<br>
<strong>Spatial short-term memory</strong>: dot matrix, forward Corsi block task<br>
<strong>Spatial working memory</strong>: backward Corsi block task  </p>

<p>[1] <a href="http://doi.org/10.1080/01443410802243828" rel="nofollow">http://doi.org/10.1080/01443410802243828</a><br>
[2] <a href="http://doi.org/10.1038/nrn1201" rel="nofollow">http://doi.org/10.1038/nrn1201</a></p>

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Joe Bathelt
<p>I suffer from memory problem but find it difficult to undrstand whether it is more belief based or real, need a standard test to confirm.</p>

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Can somebody provide a standard test to measure ones working memory & short term memory
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# Can somebody provide a standard test to measure ones working memory & short term memory

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-24)

I suffer from memory problem but find it difficult to undrstand whether it is more belief based or real, need a standard test to confirm.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-02-27. Score: 0

It might be difficult to distinguish between belief-based and actual memory difficulties, especially in a self-administered test. The most objective measure would be a computerised assessment, e.g. the Automatic Working Memory Assessment, which contains measures of short-term and working memory in the verbal and spatial domain [1]. Some commonly used assessments of these constructs are [2]:

**Verbal short-term memory**: digit span, running span  
**Verbal working memory**: backward digit span, n-back span  
**Spatial short-term memory**: dot matrix, forward Corsi block task  
**Spatial working memory**: backward Corsi block task

[1] <http://doi.org/10.1080/01443410802243828>  
[2] <http://doi.org/10.1038/nrn1201>


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