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12. Working Memory Flashcards

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What are the distinctions of primary memory? (ccc working memory)

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  • Position of present time and space
  • Conscious experience
  • Retrieval is effortless
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What are the distinctions of secondary memory? (ccc working memory)

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  • Genuine past
  • Unconscious and permanent
  • Retrieval is effortful
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What are the 4 main components of the modal model of memory? (ccc working memory)

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1) Stimuli
2) Sensory memory
3) STM
4) LTM

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What is an iconic memory? (ccc working memory)

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Visual

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What is an echoic memory? (ccc working memory)

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Auditory

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What is the capacity, duration and encoding method of STM? (ccc working memory)

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7 +/- 2 items
18-30 seconds
Acoustically

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How is capacity measured in STM? (ccc working memory)

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Miller - immediate digit span

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How is duration measured in STM? (ccc working memory)

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Peterson - tree diagram

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9
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How is encoding measured in STM? (ccc working memory)

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Baddeley - sound of the word, not the meaning

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What are the 3 coding dimensions words can have? (ccc working memory)

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  • Orthographic
  • Phonological
  • Semantic
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What is orthographic coding? (ccc working memory)

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Shape or pattern of the letters

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What is phonological coding? (ccc working memory)

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The sound of the word

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What is semantic coding? (ccc working memory)

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The meaning of the word

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What are the components of the working model of memory? (ccc working memory)

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  • Central executive
  • Phonological loop (phonological store and articulatory control)
  • Episodic buffer
  • Visuo-spatial sketchpad (inner scribe and visual cache)
  • Long term memory
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How was the phonological store tested? (ccc working memory)

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Baddeley - word length effect

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What is articulatory suppression? (ccc working memory)

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An individual continuously repeats the same word over in order to try and remember it

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What has the central executive been labelled as and why? (ccc working memory)

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The homunculus as it is a little ‘person’ who sits in ur head and tells us what to do without any evidence or understanding

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