The Working Model Of Memory

The Central Executive

The Central Executive → ‘supervisory role”

monitors incoming info

co ordinates the activity of the other 3 subsystems → assigns other 3 subsystems to tasks

capacity : limited

does not store information

Phonological Loop

Phonological Loop

deals w auditory information and preserves the order in which information is given

phonological store → stores the words u hear

articulatory process → allows maintenance rehearsal (vocal repetition) → The capacity of this loop is 2 seconds worth of what you can say

coding : acoustic

Visuo-spatial sketchpad

Visuo-spatial sketchpad

stores visual and spacial info

eg when u r asked to visualise something

has capacity 3-4 objects according to Baddley

Episodic buffer

Episodic buffer

temporary store for information

integrates the visual, spatial and verbal information processed by other stores

links all the information together to create episodes of memory

links working memory to the LTM and wider processes

capacity : around 4 chunks