Working Memory Model Flashcards
1
Q
What is the wm
A
Baddeley and hitch’s mofel is model of stm and challenges the idea of a unitary stm
2
Q
The central executive
A
Responsible for reasoning and decision making, controls the other components and decides what the WM pays attention to
3
Q
The phonological loop
A
Processes sound based acoustic information
- primary acoustic is linked to speech perception
-articulatory process is linked to speech production
4
Q
The Visio-spatial sketchpad
A
- visual cache; stores material about form and colour
- inner scribe; handles spatial relationships (like following a map in our heads)
5
Q
Episodic buffer
A
Brings together different types of information from the other components
links to long term memory
