Working (Short Term) Memory (Ch 7) Flashcards
1
Q
What is the central executive function?
A
controls the flow of information to/from other components
2
Q
What is the phonological loop?
A
storage for words/sounds, temporarily
3
Q
What is the Visual-spatial Sketchpad?
A
storage for visual/spatial information
4
Q
What does maintenance rehearsal overcome?
A
decay-information fading over time
5
Q
What does Chunking overcome?
A
displacement (space)- information becoming unorganized in our minds
6
Q
What is Effortful Processing?
A
our capability to process things but requires effort
7
Q
What is Automatic Processing/automaticity?
A
ability to perform mental operations with little awareness or conscious effort
8
Q
What is cognitive load? Why is it important?
A
the amount of mental activity imposed on working memory. more information=more thought
