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Working Memory model

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A Levels Psychology (Psychology A- Unit 1 Memory) Mind Map on Working Memory model, created by lucyhacking on 26/11/2013.

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Working Memory model

Baddeley and Hitch (1974)
Components
1. Central Executive
  1. Key component
  2. Function= direct attention to particular tasks
  3. Has limited capacity so can't attend to too many things at once
2. Episodic Buffer
  1. Baddeley (2000) added this store because he realised the model needed a general store.
3. Phonological loop
  1. Limited capacity
  2. Deals with auditory information and preserves the order. Baddeley (1986) further subdivided this loop into phonological store and articulatory process
  3. Phonological store holds words you hear like an inner ear. Articulatory process used for words that are seen and heard, these words are like an inner voice
4. Visuo-spatial sketchpad

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