Working Memory Model

Question 1

the working memory model was developed by who

Answer 1

Baddeley and hitch 1974

Question 2

what does wmm focus on

Answer 2

short term memory

Question 3

name the four different components

Answer 3

central executive , biospatial, episodic buffer ,phonological loop

Question 4

two different sections within phonological loop

Answer 4

articulatory process and phonological store

Question 5

2 sections of visiospatial sketch pad

Answer 5

visual cache and inner scribe

Question 6

define the central executive component

Answer 6

referred to as the controlling componment, determines what type of info, info is also essentially the attentional process that monitors incoming data from the senses or LTM

Question 7

define the phonological loop component

Answer 7

deals with auditory information and preserves the order in which info arrives

Question 8

define the episodic buffer

Answer 8

temporary store for info, processes the visual-spatial and verbal info in terms of time sequencing - recording info

Question 9

define the visuospatial sketch pad

Answer 9

stores visual and/ or spatial info when required

Question 10

name the two separate components within the phonological loop

Answer 10

articultory process and phonolgical store

Question 11

what is the capapcity of the articulatory process like

Answer 11

2 seconds

Question 12

define the articulatory process

Answer 12

allows maintenance rehearsal to keep them in working memory while needed, verbal rehearsal system e.g inner voice

Question 13

define phonological store

Answer 13

stores the words you hear - speech-based storage system e.g inner voice

Question 14

when was the episodic buffer added to the model

Answer 14

2000

Question 15

whats the capacity of the episodic buffer

Answer 15

4 “chunks”