L5 - WMM

Question 1

Two parts of the Visuo-spatial sketch pad?

Answer 1

Inner scribe - spatial relationships

Visual cache - form and colour

Question 2

What is the WMM

Answer 2

Model reflecting how the STM is an active store which uses LTM when needed

Question 3

What’s the central executive?

Answer 3

Responsible for decision making, cognitive tasks, reasoning

Allocates data to slave systems

Question 4

What is the phonological loop?

Answer 4

Deals with spoken/written material
Phonological store
Articulary loop

Question 5

Describe the phonological store and articulary loop

Answer 5

PS: Linked to speech perception, holds info in verbal form for 1-2 seconds
AL: Linked to spec production, rehearses and stores verbal info from PS

Question 6

Describe the visuo-spatial sketch pad

Answer 6

Stores and processes info in a visual or spatial form for navigation

Question 7

Describe the episodic buffer

Answer 7

Limited capacity store which integrates info from the central executive, both slave systems, and the LTM

Question 8

Advantage related to KF?

Answer 8

KF performed poor on verbal tasks and well on visual tasks

Supports different STM types

Question 9

Disadvantage related to central executive?

Answer 9

Role is too vague and seems oversimplified

Needs more research

Question 10

Advantage related to dual tasks?

Answer 10

Participants given a reasoning task (used CE) and reading aloud task (uses PS)
Can do both
Supports distinction