Working Model Memory Flashcards
1
Q
Who created the WMM
A
Baddeley & Hitch
2
Q
Components of the WMM
A
- phonological loop
- visuo-spatial sketch pad
- central executive
- episodic buffer
3
Q
Support for WMM
A
KF case - suffered from brain damage from a motorcycle accident that damaged his STM. His impairment was for verbal info - his memory for visual information was largely unaffected. Showing there’s different components
4
Q
Criticism for WMM
A
Lieberman - VSS implies that all spatial info was first visual but points out that blind people have excellent spatial awareness although they have never had any visual information
