Working Memory Model (WMM) Flashcards
draw the working memory model
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who proposed the idea of the working memory model
baddeley and hitch 1974
whats the function of the central executive
the function of the CE is to direct attention to particular tasks
what is the function of the phonological loop
the PL deals with auditory info and preserves the order of info
who subdivided the phonological loop?
baddeley in 1986
what was the phonological loop subdivded into
the phonological store and the articulately process
what is the phonological store
it holds the words you hear, inner ear
what is the articulacy process
this is used for words that are heard or seen
what is the visuo-spatial sketchpad (VSS)
the VSS is used when you are performing a spatial task, visual info is what things look like and spatial is the physical relationship between them
what did Logie 1995 suggest about the VSS
that it can be subdivided into a visual cache and an inner scribe
what is a visual cache?
stores info about visual items
what is an inner scribe?
this stores the arrangement of objects in a visual field
what is the episodic buffer?
The episodic buffer integrates information from the CE, PL and VSS. It is also responsible for maintaining a sense of time-sequencing and sending information the the LTM.
who discovered the episodic buffer?
baddeley 200
