WORKING MEMORY MODEL

Question 1

who created WMM and why?

Answer 1

Baddeley and Hitch

criticism towards MSM for being too simple

Question 2

unlike MSM, what does the WMM suggest about the STM?

Answer 2

that the STM isn’t a waiting room, it can multitask

Question 3

what does the WMM explain about completing 2 different tasks?

Answer 3

we can sometimes perform two different tasks simultaneously as long as they use different components

Question 4

how many main components are there in the WMM and what are they called?

Answer 4

4

central executive, episodic buffer, visuo-spatial sketchpad and phonological loop

Question 5

what is the role of central executive?

Answer 5

monitors incoming data, makes decisions, and allocates slave systems to specific tasks

Question 6

what is the role of phonological loop?

Answer 6

Deals with auditory information and preserves the order of words

Question 7

what is the role of visuo-spatial?

Answer 7

Stores visual and spatial information

Question 8

what is the role of episodic buffer?

Answer 8

acts as a “temporary store” that integrates information from the other components and links working memory to LTM

Question 9

what is the capacity for central executive?

Answer 9

very limited

Question 10

what is the capacity for episodic buffer?

Answer 10

limited (4 chunks)

Question 11

what are the subdivisions in the phonological loop?

Answer 11

Phonological Store: Stores the words you hear

Articulatory Process: Allows for maintenance rehearsal, Its capacity is about 2 seconds worth of what you can say.

Question 12

what are the subdivisions in the visuo-spatial sketchpad?

Answer 12

Visual Cache: Stores visual data

Inner Scribe: Records the arrangement of objects in the visual field