The working memory model

Question	Answer
who developed the working memory model?	baddeley and hitch (1974)
what is the working memory model?	its an explanation to how the STM is organised and functions.
what are the 4 components?	central executive phonological loop visuo-spatial sketchpad the episodic bufer
what case study is evidence for the working memory model?	the KF study
what is the central executive?	the co-ordinator of the 3 subsystems activities in the memory.
what is the phonological loop?	a component which processes information in terms of sound.
what is the visuo-spatial sketchpad?	a component which processes visual and spatial information in a mental space known as our inner eye.
what is the episodic buffer?	integrates and manipulates material in working memory.
what's a weakness of the model?	it only focuses on the STM
what is the role of the primary acoustic store?	to retain acoustic info for a short period of time.

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