cognitive

Question 1

WMM

Answer 1

• the central executive allocates info to one of the subsystems and has no storage of its own
• the VSSP processes visual information (e.g. reading) + spatial info (such as navigation)
• the phonological loop processes auditory info such as speech or sounds
• subsystems are further broken down into more sections such as the primary acoustic stores and articulatory processor

Question 2

reconstructive

Answer 2

• memory is an active reconstruction based on schemas which are mental representations of something based on past experiences
• omission is when unfamiliar elements of a memory are left out because they don’t fit schema
• accommodation is changing information to fit schema because it didn’t previously
• confabulation is when we fill in gaps in memory using schema

Question 3

episodic and semantic

Answer 3

• semantic (mental encyclopaedia) which is facts, figures and knowledge
• episodic (mental diary) which is events and experiences that are personal to you
• state cues are emotions
  you felt
• context cues is the environment you’re in
• episodic is triggered by cues semantic isn’t
• time referencing -> does recalling one thing trigger memories of another thing that happened at the same time? episodic yes semantic no