Working Memory Model

Question 1

Central executive

Answer 1

Attentional process that monitors incoming information and makes decisions to allocate tasks to slave systems

Modality - free: can process any information from senses
Processing capacity: limited

Question 2

Phonological loop

Answer 2

Slave system that deals with auditory information from senses
Subdivided into, phonological store and articulatory process
Capacity: two seconds

Question 3

Phonological store

Answer 3

Maintains sounds heard

Question 4

Articulatory process

Answer 4

Manipulates sounds hear allowing for maintenance rehearsal

Question 5

Visuo-spatial sketchpad

Answer 5

Stores visual and spatial information
Capacity: 3 to 4 objects
Subdivided into visual cache and inner scribe

Question 6

Visual cache

Answer 6

Stores visual data

Question 7

Inner scribe

Answer 7

Records the arrangement of objects in the visual field

Question 8

Episodic buffer

Answer 8

Storage system responsible for integrating information from all working memory components into chunks or episodes
Capacity: 4 chunks