Working memory model

Question 1

Central executive

Answer 1

• limited capacity
• determines how resources are allocated
• decides what info is important and where it should go
• resolves reasoning and decision-making tasks
• collects info from different sources

Question 2

phonological loop

Answer 2

• 1st sub system, limited capacity
• deals with auditory info and preserves word order
• phonological store: holds words heard
• articulatory control centre: silently repeats words like an inner voice

Question 3

visuo-spatial sketchpad

Answer 3

• 2nd sub-system, limited capacity 3-4 objects
• stores visual or spatial info
• visuo-cache: colours and shapes
• inner scribe: the arrangement of objects

Question 4

episodic buffer

Answer 4

• 3rd sub-system,
• temporary store for info received from the central executive
• moves info into the long term memory

Question 5

Who proposed the WMM?

Answer 5

Baddeley and Hitch 1974