I’ve found that “working memory” was coined by Miller, so actually it seems pretty reasonable to apply that term to whatever he was measuring with his experiments, although other definitions seem quite reasonable as well.
Vastly more work has been done since then, including refined definitions of working memory. It measures what he thought he was measuring, so it is following his intent. But it’s still a bit of a chaotic shitshow, and modern techniques are unclear on what they’re measuring and don’t quite match their stated definitions, too.
I’ve found that “working memory” was coined by Miller, so actually it seems pretty reasonable to apply that term to whatever he was measuring with his experiments, although other definitions seem quite reasonable as well.
Vastly more work has been done since then, including refined definitions of working memory. It measures what he thought he was measuring, so it is following his intent. But it’s still a bit of a chaotic shitshow, and modern techniques are unclear on what they’re measuring and don’t quite match their stated definitions, too.