Working Memory Model Flashcards
1
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Psychologists that suggest WMM
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Baddeley and hitch
2
Q
Describe the WMM
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STM = active store
Provides extra explanation of MSM
3
Q
5 parts of WMM
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- central executive
- Visio - spatial sketchpad
- phonological loop
- episodic buffer
- LTM
4
Q
Central executive (CE)
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- Determines which info received from sense organs is and isn’t attended to
- directs info to slave system and collects responses from them
- no capacity
- selective
5
Q
When is the CE selective
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- when their is more than 1 type of info
- creates a balance between tasks
- only cope with one strand of information at once
6
Q
Phonological loop (PL)
A
Auditory info and order of info
7
Q
2 Categories of PL
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- primary acoustic store
- articulacy process
8
Q
What is the primary acoustic store
A
Stores words recently heard
9
Q
What is the articulacy process
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- Keeps info in the PL through sub vocal repetition
10
Q
Visuo - spatial sketchpad (VSS)
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- Temporary store for visual and spatial items and the relationship between them
- helps us interact with our physical environment
- coded and rehearsed through mental pictures
11
Q
Who suggested 2 parts of the VSS
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Logie
12
Q
Logies 2 parts of VSS
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Visual cache and inner scribe
13
Q
Visual cache
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Form and colour
14
Q
Inner scribe
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Handles spatial relationships
15
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Capacity of the VSS
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Limited
