Memory- working memory model

Question 1

What is the working memory model and what are its 4 main components?

Answer 1

A memory theory regarding the short-term memory.

Central executive, Phonological loop, Visuo-spacial sketchpad and Episodic buffer

Question 2

What is the role of the Central executive

Answer 2

An attentional processor that monitors incoming data, makes decisions and allocates slave systems to task

Question 3

What is the role of the visuo-spacial sketch pad?

Answer 3

stores visual and or spacial info eg, asked how many windows in your house and visualising

• Visual cache: stores visual data
• Inner scribe: recording the arrangement of objects in the visual field

Question 4

What is the role of the episodic buffer?

Answer 4

Temporarily holds information from the other slave systems

Question 5

Positive evaluation

Answer 5

• case study of damaged STM where verbal info wasn’t processed well but visual was suggesting they’re in different parts
• dual task performance: how hard it is too sing in your head and draw a flower

Question 6

Negative evaluation

Answer 6

• The central executive has very little explanation its very general
• most studies are brain damage which have low population validity