Working Memory Model Flashcards
How many parts is short term memory divided into?
3
Which memory store does the working memory model focus on?
Short term memory
What’s the main part in short term memory?
The central executive
Name the characteristics of the central executive
It sets goals, switches attention, corrects mistakes, retrieves information from long term memory, checks progress, starts rehearsal and shuts out irrelevant information
As the central executive manages all the tasks in STM what is it known as?
The supervisory system
What is the capacity of the central executive?
Limited
What are the two different parts of STM that help the central executive?
The slave systems-the phonological loop (inner voice) and the visio-spatial scratchpad (inner eye)
What does the phonological loop deal with?
Auditory information
What does the Visio-spatial scratchpad deal with?
Visual information
What is the capacity for the two slave systems?
Limited
What are the different stores of the phonological loop and what are their functions?
The phonological store is a temporary store of words that we see of hear
The articulatory loop starts rehearsal of words we see or hear
What are the different stores of the visio-spatial scratchpad and what are their functions?
The visual cache is a temporary store of images that we see
The inner scribe deals with spatial tasks- like working out the route from the house to the shop
Who proposed the working memory model and that STM was for active processing and more than just a stopping off place before LTM?
Baddeley and Hitch
