The Working Memory Model Flashcards
What does the phonological loop (PL) do
Subsystem processing auditory/verbal material
What does the Central Executive (CE) do
Controls working memory by monitoring incoming data, allocating limited attentional resources and subsystems to tasks
What are the subsections of the phonological loop (PL)
The phonological store and the articulatory control process
What is the role of the phonological store
Temporary storage of verbal material
What is the role of the articulatory control process
Maintenance rehearsal of verbal material
What does the visuospatial sketchpad (VSS) do
Processes visual and spatial information by storing (visual cache) and manipulating it (inner scribe).
What does the episodic buffer (EB) do
Integrates information processed in the other subsystems and links with LTM.
Who created the WMM
Baddeley and Hitch (1974) to replace the STM store from the MSM due to criticisms of the STM.
What were the criticisms of the STM
The STM must be more complex than just a single unitary store that only exists to pass information on to LTM.
What does the WMM propose
That memory is not just one store but a number of different stores
What does the WMM suggest about the LTM
The LTM is a passive store that holds previously learned material for use by the STM when needed.
What is the capacity of the central executive
limited in capacity (4 items)
What does the central executive control
Attention
What is the encoding type and duration of the executive control
Modality free (all encoding types) and unlimited duration
What is the encoding type and duration of the phonological loop
Auditory coded information and a capacity of what can be said in 2 seconds (word length effect)
