Cognitive: Working Memory Model Flashcards

1
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Who created the working memory model and what year?

A

Baddeley and Hitch (1974)

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Name the features of the working memory model

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Sensory memory store, central executive, visual spatial sketchpad, phonological loop and Long-term memory

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Define central executive

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The attentional process that supervises all the other systems. It focuses and divides our attention.

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Define phonological loop

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The slave system that processes auditory information. E.g: different languages. Its divided into phonological store (inner ear) and the articulatory process (inner voice).

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5
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What is the phonological store commonly known as?

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Inner ear

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Whats the articulatory process known as?

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Inner voice

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What is the visual spatial sketchpad?

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Slave system that temporarily stores visual and spatial information. E.g: mapping directions in your mind.

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What is the capacity of the central executive?

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Unlimited

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9
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What is the episodic buffer?

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Slave system that temporarily stored and integrates acoustic, visual and spatial back into your STM from your LTM. E.g: recalling an event.

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10
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Define the working memory model.

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An explanation of STM that is organised into functions giving each function a mental space where the process happens.

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11
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Evaluate the Supporting Evidence of WMM.

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KF: suffered from brain damage after a motorcycle accident and damaged his STM. He struggled to process verbal info but his visual memory was inaffected. This is positive as it proves that VSSP is processed seperately than verbal info in the phonological loop.

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12
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Evaluate WMM (Opposing evidence)

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Case studies aren’t easily applicable to the general public. Decreasing their validity and credibility as they are unique cases.

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Evaluate WMM (Application)

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Revision: if youre trying to encode something (revise) then remove competing similar coded sources. E.g: dont read a textbook while listening to the radio.

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14
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Is the working memory model a model for STM or LTM?

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STM

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