Episodic Buffer Flashcards
1
Q
What is the episodic buffer?
A
A storage system that can hold about 4 chunks of information in multidimensional code
2
Q
What are the functions of the episodic buffer?
A
Binds together concepts.
Bridges the gap between multi-component WM storage and the attentional focus model (Cowan, 1995, 2005)
3
Q
When was the episodic buffer added to the original working memory model?
A
2000 (Baddeley, revised)
4
Q
What problem with the WM does the episodic buffer solve?
A
Explaining how it was linked to long term memory.
5
Q
What are some of the dimensions in the multidimensional code?
A
Visual, verbal, or semantic information.
May come from long-term memory and perceptual processes in addition to WM.
