Cognitive Approach: Working Memory Model Flashcards

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What is the working memory model?

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  • working memory model suggests that STM is not a single store, but rather consists of a number of different stores
  • suggests there are different stores for visual and auditory processing
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What is the dual-task technique?

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  • the procedure where participants carry out 2 tasks at once
  • when performing 2 tasks simultaneously that both involved listening, people perform less well than if done separately
  • when performing a listening and vision task, there was no problem
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Warrington and Shallice (1970) KF can be used for…

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working memory model

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Warrington and Shallice (1970) KF - aim

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  • to observe the complexity of STM and understand the effects that the motorcycle accident had on KF
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Warrington and Shallice (1970) KF - procedure

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  • carried out a series of tests on KF whose LTM was intact, but STM was impaired
  • had problems with memory span (recalling lists of words and numbers) but was able to learn
  • KF quickly forgot numbers and words that were presented orally but remembered numbers and words that were presented visually
  • KF’s impairment was mainly for verbal information, and his visual memory information was largely unaffected
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Warrington and Shallice (1970) KF - conclusion

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  • researchers concluded that his accident had resulted in damage to a short-term memory store that was auditory and not visual, and also verbal rather than non-verbal
  • supports theory that there are separate STM components for visual and verbal information (phonological loop)
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