working memory model (WMM) Flashcards
who proposed the working memory model
baddeley and hitch (1974)
what type of memory is the working memory model concerned with
STM
what does the central executive do
monitors incoming data
focuses and divides our limited attention
allocated subsystems to tasks
what is the capacity of the central executive
limtied capacity
why is the central executive described as being modality free
it can allocate information in any sense modality
what type of system are the phonological loop and the visuo spatial sketchpad
slave sytems
what type of information does the phonological loop- deal with
deals with auditory information
what 2 parts does the phonological loop
- phonological store
- articulatory process
what does the phonological store do
inner ear
stores the words you hear
what does the articulatory process do
inner voice
allows maintenance rehearsal to keep information in working memory
what is the capacity of the articulatory process
about 2 seconds worth of sounds
what is the function of the visuo spatial sketchpad
stores and manipulates visual/or spatial information
what is the capacity of the visuo spatial sketchpad
3-4 objects
in 1995 who divided the visuo spatial sketchpad
logie
what is the function of the visual cache
stores visual data
