Working memory model

Working memory model

1. Episodic buffer

2. Visuo-spatial scratchpad

   • Stores and processes information in a visual or spatial form.
   • The VSS is used for navigation.

3. Phonological loop

   • Inner voice = Articulatory loop
     • Used to rehearse and store verbal information from the phonological store.
   • Inner ear = Acoustic store
     • Holds information in speech-based form for 1-2 seconds.

4. Working memory is short-term memory. Instead of all information going into one single store, there are different systems for different types of information.

5. Central Executive

   • Drives the whole system (e.g. the boss of working memory)

6. Strengths

   • The working memory applies to real life tasks
   • he KF Case Study supports the Working Memory Model
   • The working memory model does not over emphasize the importance of rehearsal

7. Weakness's

   • There is little direct evidence for how the central executive works and what it does. The capacity of the central executive has never been measured.
   • The working memory model does not explain changes in processing ability that occur as the result of practice or time.
   • Does not include Sensory memory or long term memory

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