Working Memory model Flashcards
Who came up with the term “working memory”?
Miller, Galanter and Pribram (1960)
Who later adapted and defined the concept of working memory?
Baddeley & Hitch (1974)
How does Baddeley (2003) define working memory?
“The concept of working memory proposes that a dedicated system maintains and stores information short-term, and this system underlies all human thought processes”
What kind of a system is working memory? (Baddeley, 2003)
Limited capacity, temporary store
What three components make up the working memory model?
Central executive, phonological loop and visuo-spatial sketchpad
What is Craik & Lockheart’s (1972) levels of processing theory?
Items that are more ‘deeply’ processed will be better remembered.
How did Baddeley and Hitch develop Craik & Lockheart’s theory?
Learning/memory depends on the way in which information is processed, rather than time spent rehearsed or in the STM
How do Eysenck & Keane (2010) define the three components in the WM model?
All three components have limited capacity and are relatively independent.
According to Eysenck & Keane (2010), what happens if 2 tasks require the same component?
They cannot be performed successfully together.
What did Baddeley et al (1978) find?
Ppts could remember as many words as they could say in 2 seconds.