WMM

Question 1

Who made it

Answer 1

Baddeley and Hitch (1974`0

Question 2

What is it

Answer 2

Model of how STM is organised and how its functioned

Question 3

4 main components of working memory model

Answer 3

Central executive
Episodic buffer
Phonological loop
Visuo spacial sketchpad

Question 4

Central executive what it does

Answer 4

Focuses, divides and switches our limited attention
Monitors incoming data, makes decisions and allocates slave subsystems to tasks

Question 5

Central executive capacity and storage

Answer 5

Limited processing capacity
Does not store information

Question 6

Phonological loop what it does

Answer 6

Deals with sound

Question 7

Phonological loop divided into

Answer 7

Articulatory process = allows rehearsal, capacity is 2 secs
Phonological store = stores auditory information

Question 8

Visuo-spatial sketchpad what it is and its capacity

Answer 8

Visualising
Capacity = 3/4objects

Question 9

Visuo-spatial sketchpad subdivided into

Answer 9

Visual cache = stores visual data
Inner scribe = records arrangement of things

Question 10

Episodic buffer

Answer 10

Temporary acoustic, visual and spatial store
Time sequencing
Transfers from/to LTM
Capacity = 4 chunks

Question 11

Strength

Answer 11

Baddeley found performance on visual and verbal together was same as separately.
2 visual or 2 verbal together = problems
shows slave subsystems

Question 12

Weakness

Answer 12

CE may contain subcomponents
So model is unfinished
cannot Find specific place in brain that lights up in scan for central executive
No real evidence for it

Question 13

Application

Answer 13

KF had poor STM auditory, processing was normal
Phonological loop damaged
Not global disorder
Affects all memory functioning