Working Memory Model

Question 1

What is the role of the Central Executive in the Working Memory Model?

Answer 1

In charge of attention, directs info to slave systems, capacity limited, responsible for monitoring and coordinating, allocates tasks to slave systems.

Question 2

What type of information does the Phonological Loop deal with?

Answer 2

Auditory information and encodes acoustically.

Question 3

What is the capacity of the Phonological Loop?

Answer 3

2 seconds.

Question 4

What is the function of the Articulatory Control System?

Answer 4

Allows subvocal repetition in the loop in the phonological store.

Question 5

What does the Phonological Store represent in the Working Memory Model?

Answer 5

Inner ear, holds words we hear, stores acoustic items for a short time.

Question 6

What is the capacity of the Episodic Buffer?

Answer 6

Very limited capacity.

Question 7

What is the purpose of the Episodic Buffer?

Answer 7

Processes info from all components and puts them together, links working memory to long term memory.

Question 8

When was the Episodic Buffer added to the Working Memory Model?

Answer 8

2002 by Baddeley.

Question 9

What does the Visuo-Spatial Sketch Pad deal with?

Answer 9

Visual and spatial tasks.

Question 10

What is the function of the Inner Scribe in the Visuo-Spatial Sketch Pad?

Answer 10

Deals with movement and records arrangement.

Question 11

What does the Visual Cache store?

Answer 11

Visual information and details.

Question 12

What is the role of Long Term Memory in relation to Short Term Memory?

Answer 12

Dynamic processor of information for STM.

Question 13

What is one strength of the working memory model?

Answer 13

There is research support for the working memory model

Studies for dual task performance support the existence of separate stores in working memory.

Question 14

What do dual task studies require in relation to working memory?

Answer 14

Different components of the working memory

These studies help demonstrate how various aspects of working memory function independently.

Question 15

What is a limitation of dual task studies?

Answer 15

They are carried out in lab environments with artificial tasks

This affects the ecological validity of the working memory model.

Question 16

How does research support increase the reliability of the working memory model?

Answer 16

It provides empirical evidence for the existence of separate stores in working memory.

Question 17

What is another strength of the working memory model?

Answer 17

There is support from case studies

Case studies provide insights into the workings of individual memory systems.

Question 18

Who is an example of a case study that supports the working memory model?

Answer 18

Patient Kf

His case study illustrates the separation of verbal and visual information processing.

Question 19

What type of injury did Patient Kf suffer from?

Answer 19

Brain damage from a motorcycle accident.

Question 20

What did the case study of Patient Kf demonstrate about short-term memory?

Answer 20

It is an active store that is more complex

His verbal information was affected while visual information remained intact.

Question 21

What is a counterargument regarding the generalizability of Patient Kf’s case study?

Answer 21

The trauma from his surgery could have affected his cognitive abilities in many ways.

Question 22

What does the counterargument about Patient Kf’s cognitive abilities suggest?

Answer 22

His brain injury could have impacted many different systems, affecting generalizability.