Working memory model

Who was the WMM proposed by?

• Atkinson & Shiffrin

• Peterson & Peterson

• Baddeley & Hitch

• Bunge

A difference between the multi-store model and the working memory model is...

• WMM is a model of long term memory

• WMM consists of a single unitary store

• WMM does not consist of a single unitary store

• WMM is a biological model

Dual processing refers to...

• The fact that the central executive can delegate tasks

• The two 'slave' systems can be active at the same time as they work independently

• The slave systems can't be active at the same time due to cognitive overload

The central executive's role is to...

• Deal with auditory information

• Deal with visual information

• Combine information from a range of modalities

• Direct attention to particular tasks

What's the capacity of the central executive?

• Very limited

• 3-4 chunks

• What can be said in 1-2 seconds

• Unlimited

The phonological loop deals with which type of information?

• Spatial

• Sensory

• Visual

• Auditory

The phonological loop is split into two stores, these are:

• Episodic Buffer & Visuospatial sketchpad

• Auditory and sound based information

• Phonological store and Articulatory control system

• Inner eye and Inner ear

The capacity of the phonological loop is...

• How much can be said in 1-2 seconds

• 3-4 chunks

• Limited

• Unlimited

The Visuospatial sketchpad deals with...

• Spatial Information

• Visual & Spatial information

• Visual information

• Co-ordination

The capacity of the visuospatial sketchpad is...

• 3-4 objects

• The amount that can be said in 1-2 seconds

• Limited

• Unlimited