working memory model

Question 1

who created the WMM?

Answer 1

Baddeley and hitch

Question 2

what was their research ?

Answer 2

asked participants to perform a reasoning task whilst simultaneously reciting aloud a list of 6 digits
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dual task technique, reasoning, reciting , hardly any mistakes
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if digit spam a measure of STM capacity, participants are expected to show an impaired performance on reasoning task as STM is fully occupied

Question 3

what did this show ?

Answer 3

This outlined that two tasks can be carried out simultaneously, AS LONG AS they use different parts of memory system

Question 4

what is WMM a model of ?

Answer 4

STM only
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the mental space that is active when we temporarily store + manipulate information

Question 5

why was the WMM created ?

Answer 5

because the MSM could not account for all aspects of memory, too simplistic as it over emphasised rehearsal

Question 6

what did baddeley and hitch suggest

Question 7

what is the role of the working memory?

Answer 7

to temporarily store and manipulate information being used. It is relayed on for remembering phone numbers , lists etc

Question 8

why is it fragile ?

Answer 8

it is susceptible to distractions, overload and overwork

Question 9

what are the two predictions of the WMM?

Answer 9

1. if 2 tasks make use of the same component they cannot be performed successfully together
2. if 2 tasks make use of different components, it should be possible to perform as well as together as separately