Lesson 5 - The Working Memory Model Flashcards
What was Baddeley and Hitch’s memory model called?
The working memory model
What did Baddeley and Hitch argue about LTM?
They argued that LTM is the passive store that only holds previously learned material to be used by STM when needed
What is the central executive?
The central executive drives the whole memory system and allocates data to the other components
What are the other components in the working memory model called?
Slave systems
What tasks does the central executive deal with?
Cognitive tasks such as mental arithmetic, reasoning and problem solving
Why can someone who has been driving for 10 years multi task, while someone who has just passed their test cannot?
For the 10 years driver, driving has become an automated task that does not make as many attentional demands as it did when they were learning to drive, whereas for a new driver, driving makes a lot of attentional demands
What is the phonological loop?
The phonological loop is the component of working memory that deals with spoken and written material
What are the two sub components of the phonological loop?
- Phonological Store
- Articulatory Loop
What is the articulatory loop and what does it do?
A sub component of the Phonological loop linked to speech production, used to rehearse and verbal information from the phonological store, allowing for maintenance rehearsal
What is the phonological store and what does it do?
A sub component of the Phonological loop that holds information in speech based form for 1-2 seconds
What is the visuo-spatial sketchpad?
The visuo-spatial sketchpad is the component of working memory that deals with processing visual or spacial information, used for navigation
What are the two sub components of the visuo-spatial sketchpad?
-Visual Cache
-Inner Scribe
What does the visual cache do?
The visual cache stores visual information about form and colour.
What does the inner scribe do?
The inner scribe handles spatial relationships.
What did Baddeley do when he realised that the model needed a general storage component to operate properly?
He added another component called the episodic buffer
