Memory essay AO 1 Flashcards
What is the phonological loop?
A slave system which deals with spoken and written information
What is the limited capacity of the phonological loop?
2 seconds per item
What is the phonological store?
holds words in the inner ear
What is the articulatory loop?
Allows maintenance rehearsal that’s seen/heard in a loop (inner voice)
What is Visuo-spatial sketchpad?
A slave system which deals with visual and spatial information
What is the limited capacity of the Visuo-spatial sketchpad?
3 - 4 objects
What is visual coding?
Creates a mental picture of our surroundings both visually and spatially
What is visual cache?
Stores visual data
What is the inner scribe?
Records objects/spatial arrangements
What is the episodic buffer?
A slave system which integrates all types of episodic information, acting as a buffer between LTM and components of working memory
What is the central executive?
An attention process, monitoring incoming data, making decisions and allocating slave systems to task
What was Rory talking with his grandpa linked to?
Phonological loop?
What was Rory playing a game link to?
Visuo-spatial sketchpad
What does Rory matching blocks of the colour link to?
Visual cache
What does Rory completing vertical and horizontal lines link to?
Inner scribe
What does Rory putting down his game to answer his grandpa link to?
Not being able to dual task - can’t use VSS for 2 tasks
