Psych - Working memory model - Flashcards in A Level and IB Psychology

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Working memory model defintion

A representation of short term memory. It suggests that STM is a dynamic processor of different types of information using sub units coordinated by a central decision making system

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Central Executive Definition

The component of the WMM that coordinates the activities of the subsystems. Allocates processing resources to subsytems

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Phonological Loop definition

Processes auditory information
The phonological store- Stores things that are heard
Articulatory Process- Allows for maintenance rehearsal

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Visuo-Spatial Sketch pad

Processes visual and spatial information. Robert Logie (1995) split it into:
The visual cache- Stores visual data
The inner scribe- Records arrangements of objects in visual field.

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Episodic Buffer

Brings together information from other systems to condense it into one memory
Provides a link between STM and LTM

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Supporting evidence- The case of KF by Shallice and Warrington

KF had limited STM ability for auditory information but visual information processing was normal. Immediate recall of words was better when he could read them than when they were read out

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Supporting Evidence- Dual task Performance

Baddeley found that doing two visual tasks was harder then doing a visual and auditory task simultaneously.

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Central Executive Definition

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The component of the WMM that coordinates the activities of the subsystems. Allocates processing resources to subsytems

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Phonological Loop definition

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Visuo-Spatial Sketch pad

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Episodic Buffer

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