Working Memory Flashcards
What is the Visiospatial Stetchpad?
The Visuospatial Sketchpad deals with visual and spatial information. Visual Information refers to what things look like. It is likely that the visuospatial sketchpad plays an important role in helping us keep track of where we are in relation to other objects as we move through our environment.
What is the Phonological loop
The phonological loop is made up of 2 parts. The Phonological store acts as an inner ear and holds information in speech- based on spoken words for 1-12 seconds. The Articulatory control process acts like an inner voice rehearsing information from the phonological store. It circulates information round and round like a tape loop.
What is the Central Executive
The Central Executive is the most versatile and important component of the working memory store. However despite it importance in the working memory model we know considerably less about this component than thee two subsystem it controls.
