The Working Memory Model

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Who created the Working Memory Model?
Baddeley and Hitch 1974
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Name the three sections of the WMM
1. Central executive 2. Visual spatial scratchpad 3. Phonological loop
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Define the Central Executive
The 'manager', its main role is to control attention and coordinate the slave systems. It is able to store a very limited amount of information for a very limited time
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Name two key features of the Central Executive
1. The 'boss' 2. Modality free
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Define Episodic Buffer
A store in which a limited amount of information is held for later processing
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Name two key features of the Episodic Buffer
1. Has limited capacity 2. Integrates information into a single 'episode'
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Define the Visual Spatial Scratchpad
The 'inner eye', has a limited capacity and processes visual information. Evidence suggests that we use the scratchpad to manipulate images in our head
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Name two key features of the Visuospatical sketchpad
1. The 'inner eye' 2. Deals with visual information such as shape, size and colour
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Define the Phonological Loop
Also has a limited capacity and processes auditory information, but is made up of two parts
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Name the two parts of the Phonological Loop
1. Phonological store 2. Articulatory loop
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Name two key features of the Phonological Loop
1. Allows for sub-repetition of information 2.Deals with verbal material
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Define the Phonological Store
The 'inner ear', auditory information enter memory here but can only be stored for around 2seconds if not passed through the articulatory loop
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Name two key features of the Phonological Store
1. The 'inner ear' 2. Listens to the 'inner voice'
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Define the Articulatory Loop
The 'inner voice', auditory information is rehearsed here subvocally (silently) in order to be remembered
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Name two key features of the Articulatory Loop
1. The 'inner voice' 2. Has a capacity of 2 seconds
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Give 2 strengths of the Working Memory Model
1. Clinical evidence from brain-damaged victims support the presence of separate parts of the STM 2. Provides explanations for many experimental findings that the Multi-Store Model cannot
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Give 2 limitations of the Working Memory Model
1. There is no empirical evidence to support the presence of a central executive, this part of the model is theoretical only 2. The empirical evidence in support of the whole model, lacks ecological validity as it is laboratory based
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Explain the case of KF
He suffered brain damage after a motorbike accident, Shallice and Warringtion showed that STM works independently of LTM. Interestingly his auditory memory was worse for letters and digits compared to meaningful sounds e.g ...ring ring...
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Name the three sections of the WMM

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1. Central executive 2. Visual spatial scratchpad 3. Phonological loop

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Define the Central Executive

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Name two key features of the Central Executive

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Define Episodic Buffer

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