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Worksheetsworking memory model of memory
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
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
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 Visuospatial sketchpad deals with...
Spatial Information
Visual & Spatial information
Visual information
Co-ordination
The Visuospatial sketchpad can be split into...
The inner ear and inner voice
The visual Scribe & Visual Cache
The Visual Cache and Inner Scribe
The Visual Scribe & Inner Cache
In Baddeley's dual processing task, participants found it harder to complete the tracking task and imagery task, why?
Participants had reached capacity within VSS.
Both tasks place demands on a different component of WM (VSS & PL)
Both tasks place demands on the same component of WM (VSS)
Both tasks were similar
Does patient K.F support the WMM?
YES
NO
No, he supports the MSM
How does K.F support WMM?
K.F doesn't support WMM, only Multi-store model.
K.F had damage to his STM but not LTM, suggesting unitary strores for STM & LTM.
His memory for spoken and visual information was damaged but his verbal STM was intact, support for separate visual/verbal STM stores.
His memory for spoken and verbal information was damaged but his visual STM was intact, support for separate visual/verbal STM stores.
WMM has practical applications because...
Knowledge of WMM can help children with slow reading speed to improve their reading skills.
Knowledge of WMM can help students with ADHD and Dyslexia to provide interventions.
Knowledge of WMM can help to provide interventions in education.
