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This study will examine the relationship between short-term memory and timing. Here short-term memory refers to our ability to temporarily store and use of recent information, such as remembering a telephone number before dialing it. Timing refers to the ability to predict when an external event will happen, such as when the traffic light will change. The aim of this study is to determine whether and how the human short-term memory system implicitly tracks the timing of items that must be remembered. Participants will perform a short-term memory task in which the amount of time that items must be remembered is systematically varied. On some trials, the timing structure will defy participants' expectations, and the change in performance will be measured. Participants will perform the task in one session that will take about one hour. The goal of the study is to analyze how the timing structure of the task affects short-term memory performance.

This study will examine the relationship between short-term memory and timing. Here short-term memory refers to our ability to temporarily store and use of recent information, such as remembering a telephone number before dialing it. Timing refers to the ability to predict when an external event will happen, such as when the traffic light will change. The aim of this study is to determine whether and how the human short-term memory system implicitly tracks the timing of items that must be remembered. Participants will perform a short-term memory task in which the amount of time that items must be remembered is systematically varied. On some trials, the timing structure will defy participants' expectations, and the change in performance will be measured. Participants will perform the task in one session that will take about one hour. The goal of the study is to analyze how the timing structure of the task affects short-term memory performance.