Working Memory Model (WMM) - MEMORY Flashcards
who created the idea of WMM
Baddeley and Hitch (1974)
what did Baddeley and Hitch (1974) believe about memory
that it’s a number of different stores - not just one
what did the WMM focus on
short term memory
what is the STM made up of
working memory
components of STM working memory
central executive
phonological loop
visuo-spatial sketchpad
episodic buffer
what does the central executive do
monitors and coordinates activities of the three subsystems
processing capacity of central executive
very limited
phonological loop function
processes information in terms of sound and preserves order in which the information arrives
2 sections of phonological loop
phonological store
articulatory process
what is the phonological store
in phonological loop - stores words you hear
what is the articulatory process
within phonological loop - used for words that are heard or seen
capacity of phonological loop
very limited - approx 2 seconds
function of visuospatial sketchpad
processes visual and spatial information in our ‘inner eye’
subdivisions of visuospatial sketchpad
the visual cache and inner scribe
what is the visual scribe
subdivision of visuospatial sketchpad - stores visual data
