WorksheetsThe working memory model
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
The WMM was developed by...
Sebastian and Hernandez-Gil
Atkinson and Shiffrin
Baddeley and Hitch
Tulving and Bartlett
Which part of memory does it focus on?
STM
LTM
Which part of the model has a 'supervisory role'?
Central executive
Episodic buffer
Phonological loop
Visuospatial sketchpad
Which slave system deals with auditory info?
Central executive
Episodic buffer
Phonological loop
Visuospatial sketchpad
Which slave system deals with visual/spatial info?
Central executive
Episodic buffer
Phonological loop
Visuospatial sketchpad
Which year was the episodic buffer added to the model?
1985
1990
2000
2005
Which of the following are the 2 subsystems in the phonological loop?
Phonological store
Rehearsal store
Phonological control store
Articulatory rehearsal system
Which subsystem is referred to as the 'inner voice' due to maintenance loop
Phonological store
Articulatory rehearsal system
Baddeley asked ppts to do two tasks: track a moving light and picture a letter F. Which system do these both use?
Phonological loop
Visuospatial sketchpad
Why is it difficult to do 2 tasks at the same time using the same store?
Limited duration
Can't concentrate
Limited capacity
Get distracted
What evidence can you use to support the WMM? (2)
Dual task experiments
Case study: KF
Case study: HM
Word list experiments
How does KF support the WMM?
Shows we learn through the phonological loop
Shows separate stores in STM
Shows how info moves to LTM
Shows case studies are useful
A weakness of the WMM?
Subjective
Unreliable
Not scientific
Reductionist
Counter argument for using case studies?
Difficult to generalise findings
Lack ecological validity
Very reliable
Objective data collection
