Working memory Flashcards
Who did the modal model of memory?
Atkinson and Shiffrin
What does info pass through stores via?
Attention, encoding, retrieval
How is info maintained in the STS?
(short term store)
Rehearsal
2 problems with the modal model?
Only 1 STS store
How well items store in LTM depend on how long they’ve been in STS
Who did the Working Memory Model?
Baddeley and Hitch
What are the three things in Baddeley’s model?
Central executive, phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad
What did the word length effect consist of?
(phonological loop capacity)
Writing 5 words in order
What did the Word length effect find? (2 things)
Correlation - accuracy and reading time
Accuracy - syllables
What’s the loop used for repeating words to yourself to remember?
Articulatory loop
What’s the item capacity for vs sketchpad?
6-7 items
What are memory buffers controlled by?
Central executive
Are buffers independent? What does this mean?
Independent - info in one buffer doesn’t intervene with others
Capacity of buffers?
Depends on what’s stored
Brain damage
Baddeley and Wilson tested 23 amnesic patients - what did they find?
Immediate recall normal - recall after delay not
What does the temporary episodic buffer do?
feeding/retrieving info to/from LTM
