Working Memory - Evaluation

Question 1

Baddeley (1973) aims

Answer 1

to see if participants could complete 2 tasks using one component

Question 2

Baddeley (1973) procedure

Answer 2

participants
- follow moving light (tracker task)
- half asked to also describe angles on the letter F (A)
- Other half - perform a visual task (B)

Question 3

Baddeley (1973) findings

Answer 3

A = difficulty
B = little difficulty

Question 4

Baddeley (1973) conclusions

Answer 4

A used visuo spatial sketchpad for two tasks - struggled
B used visuo + Phonological Loop

increase reliability - infer validity

Question 5

Brain imaging

Answer 5

WMM distinct areas of the brain
- areas correspond to components
- does not over emphasise importance
scientific methodology - ecological reliability

Question 6

KF case study

Answer 6

remembered auditory info even as memory damaged - proves scientific more

Question 7

Active Processing

Answer 7

model episodic buffer - 2000 = all components needed for social interaction - empirical evidence