Working memory model

Question 1

who discovered the Working Memory Model

Answer 1

Braddley and Hitch

Question 2

why was WMM suggested

Answer 2

MSM was criticized for oversimplyfing STM

Question 3

Central executive

Answer 3

Monitor and coordinator of all the other mental function in WMM
- has limited capacity

Question 4

phonolgical loop

Answer 4

codes speech sounds in working memory model
Braddley divides this further into:-
phonological store is a short term store that briefly retain in and the order they are appeared in (inner ear)
an articulatory process repeats words to keep the wrod in the phonological loop (inner voice)

Question 5

Visuo spatial sketch pad

Answer 5

is used when you have a spatial task.
Visual and spatial info is temporarily stored here.
Visual info is what things would look like
Spatial info is the physical relationship between things
logie suggested that visual sketchpad can be divided into
visual cache:- stores info about visual items
inner scribe:- stores arrangement of objects in the visual field.

Question 6

Episodic Buffer

Answer 6

a temporary store for information coded in all forms