working memory

Question 1

central executive

Answer 1

controls all info entering and leaving working memory
quickly identifies which info needs to go to its sub systems

Question 2

what are the two subsystems

Answer 2

phonological loop
visuospatial sketchpad

Question 3

phonollogical loop

Answer 3

deals with audiotiry info e.g call from team mate or coach
produces a memory trace
contains phonological store and articulatroy system which helps produce memory trace

Question 4

what is the memroy trace

Answer 4

mental image of skill
can then be sent to long term memory where can trigger motor programme to then be used

Question 5

visuospatial sketchpad

Answer 5

concerns visual (sight) and spatial (where) info

also helps to process info about feel of movement

further divided into two sections
visual cache-holds info about form and colour
inner scribe-deals with spatial and movement info

Question 6

episodic buffer

Answer 6

responsible for coordinating work from phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad into sequences

produce patterns of skilled actions to be sent to long term memory

Question 7

how do the LTM and working memory work together

Answer 7

once the memory creates that memory trace, snapshot of skill being used

sends it to LTM for LTM then to compare it to information already contained in storage area of LTM

LTM then sendds info back to working memory to use in the sporting situation

therefore, LTM and working memory are a two way process which help perfomer make a decisiion by comparison

Question 8

why should selective attention be used for working memory

Answer 8

working memeroy has limited capaicity of 7 items of info at one time

selcetive attention can help only relevent info be sent to workig memory and then LTM to be compared

too much info could cause info overload

also lasts only up to 30 secs until info is either lost or used

Question 9

LTM

Answer 9

much larger capacity and can store info for a lifetime if needed

e.g swimming lessons as a kid, always rememberr how to swim maybe not as well but safely

Question 10

strategies used to store info in the LTM

Answer 10

Mental practice-can help store info in memory, useful in helping remember correct action, when go over skill in mind without physical movement

Association-linkijg hte stored actions of a skill to a stored emotion or other action

rewards-using extrinisc and intric rewards to motivate perfomer to want to remember correct actions

study tip: RAM