working memory model

Question 1

what does the WMM suggests

Answer 1

that the STM is made up of the central executive, phonological loop, visuo-spatial sketchpad, episodic buffer

Question 2

what is the the role of the central executive

Answer 2

an attentional process that monitors incoming data
makes decision and allocates to the 3 slaves systems

Question 3

what is the role of the phonological loop

Answer 3

it processes auditoy info
has a phonological store, which stores the words you hear
has an articulatory process, which allows maintenance rehearsal

Question 4

what is the role of the visuo-spatial sketchpad

Answer 4

stores visual and spatial info
has a visual cache which stores visual data
has an inner scribe, which records the arrangement of objects in the visual field

Question 5

what’s the role of the episodic buffer

Answer 5

intergrates all types of data processed by the other stores
describes as the storage component of the central executive