WMM

Question 1

Phonological loop

Answer 1

Phonological store: words
Articulatory process: maintenance rehearsal

Question 2

Visuo-spatial sketchpad

Answer 2

Visual cache: visual data
Inner scribe: arrangement of objects in vision
Limited capacity

Question 3

Episodic buffer

Answer 3

Temp store
Limited capacity
Record events

Question 4

Central Executive

Answer 4

Attentional process/ monitor new data
Very limited capacity

Question 5

Clinical evidence - strength

Answer 5

E: Shallice and Warrington - study patient with brain damage
Had poor STM ability: process visual, not verbal
E: phonological loop had been damaged, supports WMM

Question 6

Clinical evidence: counterpoint

Answer 6

Evidence from brain-damaged patients not reliable, patients could have had traumatic experiences

Question 7

Dual Task Performance - strength

Answer 7

E: Baddeley et al: participants had more difficulty doing visual tasks, than visual + verbal

E: must be superset slave system that processes visual input (VSS)

Question 8

Lack of clarity over Central Executive

Answer 8

E: Alan Baddeley - central executive most important but least understood
More clear than just ‘attention’

E: WMM not fully explained yet