Short-term memory is the capacity of holding some amount of information in your mind for a short period of time. Short-term memory can often refer to active or working memory. (Hockenbury, Nolan &Hockenbury, 2015). Often that information is about what you are currently thinking about or something you aware and it can store about twenty seconds. However, the maintenance rehearsal or repeating something over and over again can last longer but the duration is still pretty short.