The Working Memory Model (Memory) Flashcards

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What type of system is working memory?

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  • A multicomponent system.
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What are the main components of the working memory model?

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  • It has three main components: the phonological loop, the visuospatial sketch pad and the central executive.
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What is the central executive?

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  • Monitors incoming data.
  • Directs attention to the two slave systems —> the phonological loop and the Visio-spatial sketch pad.
  • Has limited capacity so it is unable to store data.
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What is the phonological loop?

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The phonological loop:
- deals with auditory information
- preserves the order in which information arrives
- has two subdivisions —> the phonological store (stores the words you hear), the articulatory process (allows maintenance rehearsal (inner voice)).
- Limited capacity
- Duration of 1-2 seconds.

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What is the visuo-spatial sketch pad?

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  • Coding: visual and/or spatial information stored here.
  • Inner eye:
    —> Visual = what things look like.
    —> Spatial = relationships between things.
  • Has two subdivisions: the visual cache which stores visual data and the inner scribe, which record the arrangements of objects in the visual field.
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