Working Memory Model

Question 1

Outline a strength of the working memory model

Answer 1

Support for the separate components in STM come from the case study KF. Claimed to suffer brain damage different parts of STM worked.

Question 2

Outline another strength of the working memory model

Answer 2

Studies of Dual Task performance. People could do a visual and verbal task at the same time but not two visual tasks at a time.

Question 3

Outline a limitation of the working memory model

Answer 3

Lack of clarity over the central executive. Concern over what it does appears to allocate resources

Question 4

Outline another limitation of the working memory model

Answer 4

Does not adequately explain link of STM and LTM. Provides detailed description about STM, but not enough on LTM, therefore incomplete.

Question 5

Coding of the Central Executive

Answer 5

Any Sensory Modality

Question 6

Coding of the Phonological Loop

Answer 6

Acoustically

Question 7

Coding of the Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad

Answer 7

Visually

Question 8

Coding of the Episodic Buffer

Answer 8

Modality Free

Question 9

Capacity of Central Executive

Answer 9

Very Limited Storage

Question 10

Capacity of Phonological Loop

Answer 10

Limited Capacity

Question 11

Capacity of Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad

Answer 11

Limited, 3-4 items

Question 12

Capacity of Episodic Buffer

Answer 12

Limited, 4 chunks