Working Memory Model (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Working Memory Model creators
Working Memory Model creators
Baddeley and Hitch
Working memory definition
Working memory definition
Active store holding & manipulating info; same as STM
Central executive role
Central executive role
Control centre coordinating processes in the system
Visuo-spatial sketchpad function
Visuo-spatial sketchpad function
Processes visual and spatial information
Episodic buffer role
Episodic buffer role
Integrates info across WMM components
Phonological loop function
Phonological loop function
Stores auditory/verbal info & remembers order presented
Primary acoustic store duration
Primary acoustic store duration
1-2 seconds
Articulatory process function
Articulatory process function
Stores useful info in WM longer during ongoing tasks
Effect of two visual tasks simultaneously
Effect of two visual tasks simultaneously
Interfere with each other, reducing performance
What dual-task interference shows
What dual-task interference shows
Phonological loop & VSS are separate systems with separate capacities
Patient KF case study finding
Patient KF case study finding
Brain damage: verbal memory affected, visual memory unaffected
Brain imaging studies WMM evidence
Brain imaging studies WMM evidence
Different brain areas active for different STM types
Central executive criticism
Central executive criticism
Too vague; not precisely defined; little research support
Dual-task performance evidence
Dual-task performance evidence
Can't do 2 tasks using same system; separate capacities