The Working Memory Model

Who are the key psychologists for the working memory model?

Baddeley

Hitch

Draw the working memory model

What is the function of the central executive?

Monitors incoming data and allocates subsystems to tasks

What is the coding for the central executive?

Flexible

What is the capacity for the central executive?

Very limited

What is the function of the phonological loop?

Deals with auditory information and preserves the order that info arrives in

What does the phonological loop consist of?

Phonological store

Articulatory process

What is the function of the phonological store?

Stores auditory information

What does the articulatory process allow for?

Maintenance rehearsal

What is the coding of the phonological loop?

Acoustic

What is the capacity of the phonological loop?

Two seconds

What is the function of the visuo-spatial sketchpad?

Stores visual/spatial info when required

Which psychologist subdivided the visuo-spatial sketchpad into two sub categories?

Logie

What two sub categories did Logie divide the visuo-spatial sketchpad into?

Visual cache

Inner scribe

What type of data does the visual cache store?

Visual data

What is the function of the inner scribe?

Records the arrangement of objects in your visual field

What is the coding of the visuo-spatial sketchpad?

Visual and spatial

What is the capacity of the visuo-spatial sketchpad?

3-4 objects

When was the episodic buffer added?

In 2000

What is the function of the episodic buffer?

A temporary store for information

What does the episodic buffer integrate?

Visual, spatial and verbal info from other stores

What does the episodic buffer maintain?

A sense of time sequencing