Memory

Memory

1. The Multi-Store model

2. Working memory model

   • Central executive
     • Controls the activity of the WM.
     • Function
       • To direct attention to particular task done by the 3 slave systems.
   • Phonological loop
     • Phonological Store - Inner Ear
       • Deals with our perception of sound.
     • Articulatory Loop - Inner Voice
       • verbal rehearsal system used to prevent the decay of verbal material by saying things over and over until its spoken out loud
         • words are silently repeated = form of rehearsal
   • Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad - inner eye
     • Deals with information by visually organising it.
   • Advantages
     • Support from Baddeley and Hitch's research
       • Shows that carrying out two tasks that use the same time, can be difficult. if we use different components at the same time, we can still perform effectively
     • The role of the phonological loop in rehearsal has been supported by studies of the word length effect
   • Disadvantages
     • Most research focuses on the slave components, little research is done on the Central Executive