The Working Memory Model

Question 1

Central executive

Answer 1

Monitors and coordinates all other mental functions in working memory

• limited capacity
• no capacity to store data

Question 2

Episodic buffer

Answer 2

• Receives input from many sources temporary
• stores this information and then integrates it
• Construct a mental episode of what is being experienced

Question 3

Phonological loop

Answer 3

Encodes speech sounds in working memory, typically involving maintenance rehearsal

split into two slave sections
- Phonological Store
Stores words you've heard
-Articulatory process
Stores words you've seen or heard and repeats them for maintenance rehearsal

Question 4

Visuo-spatial sketchpad

Answer 4

Codes visual information in terms of separate objects as well as the arrangement of these objects in our visual field.

Split into two slave sections
- Visual cache
Stores information about visual items : Colour and form
- Inner scribe
The manipulation of visual images