working memory model

Question 1

working memory model

Answer 1

extension of the msm
suggests STM is an active store with many subsystems

Question 2

phonological loop

Answer 2

deals with verbal/auditory information
subvocal rehearsal = stores verbal information presented visually

Question 3

subcomponents of the phonological loop

Answer 3

• primary acoustic store = stores all info we hear in 1-2 seconds, then refreshes and discards unnecessary information
• articulatory loop = stores information for ongoing task through rehearsal, capacity is determined by how many words we can say in 2 seconds

Question 4

visuospatial sketchpad

Answer 4

stores visual information and retains info about spatial relationship of visual information
doesn’t rely on rehearsal

Question 5

subcomponents of visuospatial sketchpad

Answer 5

• visual cache = stores visual information
• inner scribe = stores spatial information

Question 6

episodic buffer

Answer 6

store combining information from all five senses
information can then be transferred to LTM to create episodic memories

Question 7

central executive

Answer 7

directs right information to each store and divides attention across all stores
has no storage capacity as doesn’t store information
allows us to use multiple stores at once
can become overloaded with information

Question 8

ao3 - case study support

Answer 8

patient KF damage to STM but no damage to LTM
impaired verbal STM but intact visual STM
- not generalisable to a whole population
- cannot establish causality from case studies

Question 9

ao3 - gathercole and baddeley

Answer 9

two groups of participants
group 1 - asked to follow moving spot of light whilst also describing visual appearance of angles on letters (both visual)
group 2 - asked to follow moving spot of light and list of words
= group 2 made less mistakes, suggests we have separate working memory stores, supports wmm

Question 10

ao3 - imaging studies

Answer 10

visuospatial sketchpad = occipital lobe lights up
phonological loop = temporal lobe lights up
= supports that different types of the brain and involved in different types of LTM

Question 11

ao3 - falsifiability

Answer 11

central executive lacks falsifiability
cannot be used to create a testable hypothesis
rejects scientific method

Question 12

ao3 - lab experiments

Answer 12

lab experiments lack ecological validity
not generalisable to everyday situations