Cognitive: Working Memory Model

Question 1

Who created the working memory model and what year?

Answer 1

Baddeley and Hitch (1974)

Question 2

Name the features of the working memory model

Answer 2

-Central Executive
-Phonological Loop
-Episodic Buffer
-Visuospatial sketch pad

Question 3

Define central executive

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Define phonological loop

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What is the phonological store commonly known as?

Answer 5

Inner ear

Question 6

Whats the articulatory process known as? What does it do?

Answer 6

Inner voice
Processes auditory information.

Question 7

What is the visual spatial sketchpad?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

What is the capacity of the central executive?

Answer 8

Unlimited

Question 9

What is the episodic buffer?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Define the working memory model.

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Evaluate the Supporting Evidence of WMM.

Answer 11

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.

Question 12

Evaluate WMM (Opposing evidence)

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Evaluate WMM (Application)

Answer 13

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.

Question 14

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

Answer 14

STM

Question 15

Define dual tasking.

Answer 15

Doing 2 tasks that take place in the same slave system. Eg: trying to listen to music and tv at the same time.

Question 16

What is the DT of WMM?

Answer 16

Reductionist: Model is too simplistic
Explains little about the processes of LTM in which Long term memory theory by Tulving does, episodic and semantic memory.