WORKING MEMORY MODEL

Question 1

What is the WMM

Answer 1

Baddeleys proposal

Contains 4 main components , each of which is qualitatively different in terms of capacity and coding

Question 2

The central executive

Answer 2

Co ordinates the activities of the three slave systems

• limited capacity
• receives info from sensory register and LTM

Question 3

Phonological loop

Answer 3

Salve system
-deals with auditory system

Phonological store - store what words you hear
The articulatory process- allows for maintenance rehearsal in loop - capacity of loop is 2 seconds

Question 4

Visuospatial sketchpad

Answer 4

Stores visual and spatial info when required

Divided in
Visual cache- stores visual data
Inner scribe - records the arrangement of objects in visual field

How many windows does ur house have

Question 5

Episodic buffer

Answer 5

Later addition

Integrates the stores together to maintain a sense of time and sequencing for events

Question 6

Evaluation- little known about CE

Answer 6

Critics argue that CE may not be a single element
ESLINGER ET AL
Patient had poor decision making skills after tumor removal
But the CE was functional still

Suggests that there may be other parts of CE that WMM is unable to explain

Question 7

Evaluation, clinical evidence support

Answer 7

Shallice and Warrington 1970
KF
Had poor STM ability for verbal info but not for visual

• suggests the presence of visiospatial sketchpad and phonological loop

BUT
Evidence from patients with brain damage is unreliable due to unique class of people and traumatic experiences

Question 8

Evaluation dual task performances supports

Answer 8

Baddeley et al 1975
Ps had more difficulty doing 2 visual tasks than a verbal and visual at the same time.

Suggests the 2 separate stores able to work at same time