Working Memory Model

Question 1

The Central Executive

Answer 1

Controls activity of working memory, manages and prioritizes what goes on. Focuses on one part of the memory.

Question 2

The Phonological Loop

Answer 2

The auditory store, rehearses sound based information to prevent loss of that memory. Has two subdivisions.

Question 3

The Articulatory Control System

Answer 3

Subsystem of Phonological Loop, apart of speech production. Rehearses to prevent decay of verbal material until it’s used.

Question 4

The Phonological Store

Answer 4

Subsystem of Phonological Loop, keeps acoustic memories by rehearsing them to prevent decay until use.

Question 5

Visuo-spatial Sketchpad

Answer 5

Often referred to as the ‘inner eye’. Considered as a visual and spatial version of the articulatory loop. Temporarily holds image and spatial information, helps us with finding our way around, like a mental map.

Question 6

The Episodic Buffer

Answer 6

Integrates information from the Phonological loop, Visuo-spatial Sketchpad, and Long-term Memory. Helps us maintain a sense of time, so we remember the sequence in which things happened.