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Flashcards about different memory types and their components.

what is WMM

focuses specifically on the workings of short-term memory (STM) as An active store that works while retrieving information and has different components.

Visuospatial Sketchpad (store)

Visual cache and innerscribe (spatial info and pictures).

what does the Visual Cache

Stores visual information.

what does the inner scribe do

stores spatial information

Episodic Buffer (store)

Combines information from all 5 senses to create a timeline of events.

Phonological Loop (store)

Primary acoustic store and articulatory process.

Central Executive ( store)

Processes incoming information and allocates slave systems to tasks . has limited attention capacity.

PAS (Primary Acoustic Store)

Stores auditory and speech-related information. Holds information briefly (1-2 seconds) and transfers it to LTM to create episodic memory. involves articulatory process and primary acoustic store.

what does the Articulatory Process do

Rehearses information within PAS through subvocalization and repetition, with limited capacity. – is a verbal rehearsal system / inner voice.

what does the primary acoustic store do

rehearses information from PAS using sibvocal repition - is a sound-based system / inner ear. limited capacity.

LTM (Long-Term Memory)

A memory system that allows us to store information for long periods of time.