WORKING MEMORY MODEL

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  • Created on: 09-12-15 11:40

WORKING MEMORY MODEL

CENTRAL EXECUTIVE 

PHONOLOGICAL LOOP

VISIO-SPATIAL SKETCHPAD 

EPISODIC BUFFER

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CENTRAL EXECUTIVE

ATTENTIONAL PROCESS - MONITORS DATA

MAKES DECISIONS - ALLOCATES SLAVE SYSTEMS 

V LIMITED PROCESS CAPACITY 

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PHONOLOGICAL LOOP

DEALS AUDITORY INFO

PRESERVES ORDER INFO ARRIVE

STORE WORDS HEARD BRIEF TIME IN INNER EAR

ARTICULATORY ALLOW MAINTENANCE REHEARSAL - KEEP WORKING MEMORY 

CAPACITY 2 SECONDS WHAT YOU CAN SAY 

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VISIO-SPATIAL SKETCHPAD

STORE VISUAL & SPECIAL INFO

CAPACITY 3 / 4 ITEMS

VISUAL CAHCE - VISUAL DATA

INNER SCRIBE - RECORDS ARANGEMENT OF OBJECT

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EPISODIC BUFFER

ADDED MODEL BADDELEY 2000 

TEMPORARY STORE INFO - INTEGRATING VISUAL / SPACIAL / VERBAL INFO 

STORAGE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE 

CAPACITY 4 CHUNKS 

LINKS WORKING MEMORY TO LTM

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LACK CLARITY

CENTRAL EXECUTIVE DOESNT EXPLAIN ANYTHING

NEED MORE SPECIFIED

MORE COMPONENTS WMM NOT EXPLORED

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CLINICAL EVIDENCE

SHALLICE & WARRIGNTON KF STUDY 

POOR STM VERBAL INFO BUT VISUAL NORMAL 

PHONOLOGICAL LOOP DAMAGED 

SUPPORT EXISTENCE SEPERATE VISAUL & ACOUSTIC STORE 

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DUAL TASK PEFORMANCE

SUPPORT SEPERATE EXISTENCE VISIO-SPATIAL SKETCHPAD

BADDELY PARTICPANTS DIFFICULTY TWO VISUAL COMPARED VISUAL & VERBAL 

SAME COMPETE SAME SLAVE SYSTEM 

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