Working memory model Baddley and Hitch (1978) Baddley (2000)

Psychology lesson 3

central executive

A component of the working memory model responsible for coordinating the slave systems and controlling the attention given to information and decision making

phonological loop

A slave system of the working memory model that temporarily stores and processes auditory information that has been encoded acoustically

Phonological store

A sub store of the phonological loop that stores words that are heard

Articulatory process

a sub store of the phonological loop that repeats words ina loop allowing for maintenance rehearsal to occur

Visuospatial sketchpad

A slave system of working memory that stores and processes visual and spatial information

episodic buffer

A component of the working that temporarily stores and consolidated information from the central executive, visuospatial sketchpad, phonological loop and long term memory