Working Memory Model

Working Memory Model

1. Baddely and Hitch (1974)

   • 3 slave systems, controlled by the Central Executive
     • Episodic Buffer
       • Receives input from many sources temporarily stores this information, to construct a mental episode of the experience
     • Phonological Loop
       • Encodes speech in working memory.
     • Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad
       • Encodes visual information in terms of separate objects as well as the arrangement of these objects in one's visual feed
     • Monitors and coordinates all other mental functions in working memory