Working Memory Model Flashcards
Who created the working memory model?
Baddeley and Hitch
What does there idea suggest?
There is a more active role of the STM replacing the idea of the unitary STM
What four components exist in the working memory model?
Central executive, visuo-spatial scratchpad, phonological loop and the episodic buffer
What is the function of the central executive?
It determines which information is attended to and which is not then directing the information to the correct ‘slave system’
What is the capacity of the central executive?
Limited
Which is it the most important component?
It is used when doing any task which makes a cognitive demand
What is the function of the visuo-spatial scratchpad?
It deals with the relationship between the visual and spatial information
What is the visuo-spatial scratchpad also know as?
The inner eye
What does the visual code in the visuo-spatial scratchpad do?
It represents the information in the form of visual features such as size, shape and colour
What is the function of the phonological loop?
It deals with the auditory information
How does the phonological loop hold information?
In terms of how it sounds
What are the two components in the phonological loop?
The articulatory process and the primary acoustic store
What is the articulatory process?
Holds words that we are preparing to speak
What is another name for the articulatory process?
The inner voice
What is the primary acoustic store?
Stores words that we have heard
