the working memory model

Question 1

who proposed this?

Answer 1

Baddeley and Hitch (1974)

Question 2

what does this entail

Answer 2

its an explanation of short term memory: how its organised and functions
- concerned with mental space like when were working with a maths problem.

Question 3

explain the different parts of the WMM

Answer 3

• central executive
• phonological loop
• visuo-spatial sketchpad
  episodic buffer

Question 4

explain the central executive

Answer 4

has a supervisory role
- monitors incoming data
- focusses and divides limited attention
- allocates subsystems to tasks

Question 5

explain the phonological loop
what is it subdivided into

Answer 5

-is one of the subsystems
- deals with auditory information
coding in acoustic
- preserves order which info arrives

sub divided into:
phonological store- stores words u hear
articulatory process- allows maintenance rehearsal to keep them in working memory. Capacity is 2 seconds worth of what u say.

Question 6

explain visuo-spatial sketchpad

Answer 6

stores visual and/or spatial info
limited capacity- 3-4 objects (baddeley 2003)

Question 7

what is the visuo spatial sketchpad subdiveded into and who proposed this

Answer 7

visual cache- stores visual data
inner scribe- records arrangement of objects in the visual field

discovered by Logie (1995)

Question 8

evaluate the working memory model

Answer 8

clinical evidence (strength)
- from Shallice and Warrington’s (1970) case study of KF
- had poor STM ability for auditory info but could process visual info normally
- immediate recall of letters and digits was better when he read them visually than when they were read to him (acoustically)
- KF’s phonological loop was damaged but his visuo-spatial sketchpad was still intact
COUNTER- its unclear whether KF had cognitive impairments. The trauma involved from a motorcycle accident may have affected his cognitive performance.