7.11.23 - Memory: The Working Model of Memory

Question 1

Who proposed the WMM?

Answer 1

Baddeley and Hitch

Question 2

What does the WMM demonstrate?

Answer 2

How STM is ORGANISED and how it FUNCTIONS

Question 3

What are the four main components of the WMM?

Answer 3

Central executive, phonological loop, episodic buffer and **visuo-spatial sketchpad **

Question 4

What are two functions of the CE?

Answer 4

MONITORS incoming data and ALLOCATES subsystems to tasks

Question 5

What is the capacity of the CE?

Answer 5

VERY limited

Question 6

Does the CE store information?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

What are two functions of the PL?

Answer 7

• Processes AUDITORY information
• PRESERVERS order in which information arrives

Question 8

What two components is the PL divided into?

Answer 8

Phonological STORE and **ARTICULATORY PROCESS **

Question 9

What is the function of the PS?

Answer 9

Stores AUDITORY words

Question 10

What is the function of the articulatory process?

Answer 10

MAINTENANCE rehearsal

Question 11

What is the function of the VSS?

Answer 11

Processes VISUAL and SPATIAL information

Question 12

What is the capacity of the VSS?

Answer 12

• Limited
• 3-4 objects ONLY

Question 13

What two components is the VSS divided into?

Answer 13

VISUAL cache and INNER scribe

Question 14

What is the function of the visual cache?

Answer 14

Stores VISUAL information

Question 15

What is the function of the inner scribe?

Answer 15

Records ARRANGEMENT of objects in VISUAL FIELD