Baddeley's Working Memory

Question 0

Working memory

Answer 0

A system for processing or working with current information across a range of tasks

Question 1

Difference to Atkinson-Shiffrin model

Answer 1

STM and working memory are NOT interchangeable as the others proposed

Question 2

Functions of working memory

Answer 2

Hold information for short periods of time

Execute processes such as encoding numbers and applying rules in their correct sequence

Question 3

Capacity of working memory

Answer 3

Limited.

Question 4

What does it hold?

Answer 4

The last few things noticed in the environments information from LTM or current thinking processes

Can be filled with recycling items currently in memory - memory rehearsal

Question 5

4 main components:

Answer 5

1. Central executive
2. Phonological loop
3. Visuo-spatial sketchpad
4. Episodic buffer

Question 6

Central executive

Answer 6

Main coordinating system and it controls the operations of working memory

Question 7

Phonological loop

Answer 7

Stores and rehearses speech information and more or less corresponds to Arkinson + Shiffrin’s STM

Question 8

Visio-spatial sketchpad

Answer 8

Stores and manipulates visual and spatial information and is limited to about 4 items

Question 9

Episodic buffer

Answer 9

Helps retrieve information from LTM to associate with information which is in working memory and to select and encode information into LTM