Working memory model

Question 1

Phonological loop

Answer 1

Slave system controlled by the central executive
Deals with auditory information (both written and spoken)
Subdivided into phonological store (inner ear) and articulatory process (inner voice)
Preserves the order in which info arrives

Question 2

Phonological store

Answer 2

Stores the words you hear in speech form

Question 3

Articulatory process

Answer 3

Allows for maintenance rehearsal (repeating sounds/words in a loop to keep them in working memory while needed)
Capacity is about 2 seconds worth of what you can say

Question 4

Evaluation for WMM: Clinical evidence

Answer 4

Patient KF had brain damage
Difficulty with sounds, could recall letters and dogits
Suggests just phonological loop damaged, other areas of memory intact
Supports existence of separate visual and acoustic store
Evidence from brain-damaged patients may not be reliable
Concerns unique cases w patients who’ve had traumatic experiences

Question 5

Evaluation for WMM: Dual-task performance

Answer 5

Dual-task studies support separate existence of VSS
Baddeley et al. (1975) showed participants had more difficulty doing 2 visual tasks (tracking a light and describing the letter “F”) than doing both a visual and verbal task simultaneously
Increased difficulty due to both visual tasks competing for the same slave system
When doing a verbal and visual task simultaneously there is no competition
Must be separate slave system (VSS) that processes visual input