working memory modal Flashcards
what does the central executive do
filter the information from all senses.
it makes the decisions
what does the phonological loop do
deals with auditory and verbal memory
what is the phonological loop subdivided into
phonological store
articulatory proses
what is the phonological store
speech based
holds words you hear
2 seconds
what is the articulatory proses
its a sub vocal system that repeats words to stop them form decaying
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what is the visuo-spacial sketchpad
spacial and visual
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what is the visuo-spacial sketchpad made up of
visual cache
inner scribe
what is the visual cache
deals with objects feature coolers and shapes
what is the inner scribe
location and movement of objects you can see
it maps your surroundings
what’s some supporting evidence for the WMM done by to do with lists of numbers
Badly as participants to remember a list of numbers whilst carrying out verbal reasoning tasks he found that Miller’s magic number no longer applied as each task used up a different part of memory
what’s some supporting evidence for the WMM to with long and short words
Saying the word articulate takes longer than the word loop and badly found that the loop was remembered better because it can be repeated more in the articulatory process
what’s some supporting evidence for the WMM when the world lalalalal is said out-loud
Badly found that trying to remember words while saying la la la la Outloud impairs your ability to remember the words
what do Brian scans show in relation the WMM
that different areas are active when the special sketchpad is use compared to the phonological loop