Memory - WMM Flashcards
What is the central executive
The central executive Courtney securities of the three slave systems: phonological loop, visuospatial sketch pad and the episodic buffer
What is the phonological loop
It deals with information in terms of sound both written and spoken material phonological store stores works we hear.articulatory process allows maintenance rehearsal
What is the phonological loop subdivided into
phonological store: stores words we hear
articulatory process: allows maintenance rehearsal. This loop is believed to have a capacity of about 2 seconds
What is the visuospatial sketch pad
The slave system that stores visual inspection information required it has a capacity of about four items
What’s the visuospatial sketch pad subdivided into
The visual cache: that stalls visual data
Inner scribe: which records your rangement of objects in the visual field
What is the episodic buffer
The episodic buffer brings together material from the other slave systems to form memories and maintain a sense of time sequencing
What’s the capacity of the episodic buffer
It has a capacity of about four chunks (Baddeley 2012)
What clinical evidence is there for the working memory model
KF suffered brain damage and and had poor short-term memory ability. He had difficulty with sounds but could recall letters and digits this suggests is phonological loop had been damaged but left other areas of his memory intact
How does Dual task performance support the working memory model
Baddeley et al (1975) found people found it harder to do 2 visual tasks (tracking the light in describing the F) than doing both visual and verbal task at the same time this is because The visual and verbal group are using two different slave systems rather than one
How do brain scanning studies support the working memory model
Braver et al (1997) gave that to sprints tasks involve the central executive must they were having a brain scan they found greater activity in an area known as the left prefrontal cortex. This supports the existence of the WMM
What is the working memory model
Is a representation of how one aspect of the short-term memory is organised and how it functions
What is the central executive
The central executive Courtney securities of the three slave systems: phonological loop, visuospatial sketch pad and the episodic buffer
What is the phonological loop
It deals with information in terms of sound both written and spoken material phonological store stores works we hear.articulatory process allows maintenance rehearsal
What is the phonological loop subdivided into
phonological store: stores words we hear
articulatory process: allows maintenance rehearsal. This loop is believed to have a capacity of about 2 seconds
What is the visuospatial sketch pad
The slave system that stores visual inspection information required it has a capacity of about four items
