the working memory model

Question 1

what is the working memory a model of

Answer 1

• a model of short term memory
• covers storage and processing

Question 2

what is the phonological loop and what are the sub-components

Answer 2

• sound based information
• articulatory control process = inner voice, rehearses verbal sounds
• phonological store = inner ear, receives and stores sounds, speech perception

Question 3

what is the visuo-spatial sketch pad

Answer 3

• inner eye, responsible for visual information and spatial information

Question 4

what is the central executive

Answer 4

• in control of phonological loop and visuo-spatial sketch pad
• decides which slave system we would pay attention to

Question 5

what is the episodic buffer

Answer 5

• acts as a back up store
• integrates info from other components and LTM

Question 6

support for WMM

Answer 6

• KF = damage to verbal recall in STM but visual was fine, supports multiple components for working memory
• dual task studies

Question 7

weaknesses of WMM

Answer 7

• dual-task studies are often artificial tasks
• demand characteristics in dual task studies
• central executive is least researched and not well understood