Though Baddeley and Hitch themselves were not clear what the central executive is exactly but what is but what is definite is that it is responsible for monitoring and controlling the slave system which includes the visuo-spatial scratch(sketch) pad and the phonological
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In their paper‚ Baddeley and Hitch (1974) proposed a working memory model comprised of three basic components. The central executive was the system that dealt with decision making‚ reasoning and coordination of the other two subsidiary systems. The two subsidiary systems that were initially proposed included the visuospatial sketchpad and articulatory loop. The visuospatial sketchpad was thought to be involved in the transitory storage and manipulation of visual and spatial information‚ while a similar
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What is the memory? Memory is our ability to encode‚ consolidate‚ store and recall the information and our past experience. Memory is the sum of what we remember‚ gives us the capability to learn and adapt using our previous experience. Encoding – is the first step to create a new memory. It allows the information to be converted and stored within the brain‚ and later recalled from short-term or long-term memory. There are four main types of encoding: 1) Acoustic – the process of encoding words
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Outline the four components of Baddeley and Hitch’s working memory model‚ and assess to what extent this model has helped us to understand phonological short term memory problems in children with reading disorders. The working memory model is the dominant and influential theory of memory designed to actively store information and refer to ideas that are thought of‚ or made available to the mind. Information can be manipulated when it is required during thinking‚ mental tasks‚ solving a problem
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Describe and Evaluate the Working Memory Model - 12 Marks The working memory model is a model which specifically defines the short term memory. It is made up of three sections: the central executive‚ visuo-spacial sketchpad and phonological loop. The central executive is the ’boss’ of the three and this section of the system is the part that makes it possible for humans to multitask. It does this by allocating attention to different parts of the system. These are its slave systems. The capacity
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The WMM model of memory Atkinson’s and Shiffrin’s (1968) multi-store model was extremely successful in terms of the amount of research it generated. However‚ as a result of this research‚ it became apparent that there were a number of problems with their ideas concerning the characteristics of short-term memory. Building on this research‚ Baddeley and Hitch (1974) developed an alternative model of short-term memory which they called working memory. There are three main components to the original
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Describe and evaluate the Working Memory Model of Memory (12 marks) The working memory model by Baddeley and Hitch in 1974 is an alternative to the multi- store model‚ which was limited in its description of the STM. It consists of three main components‚ the first one being the central executive‚ which has overall control. The central executive is directs attention to two slave systems‚ the phonological loop and the visual-spatial sketchpad. The central executive has limited capacity but
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Baddley’s working memory model explains what goes on inside the short-term memory and the working memory. It consists of two temporary storages for short-term memory depending on the type of information. The visuospatial sketchpad stores the visual and spatial images for manipulation. The phonological loop maintains auditory memory by speech rehearsal. Visual/spatial images and auditory information are stored in separate locations in working memory. Another component in Baddley’s model is the central
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Evaluate the Working Memory Introduction Human memory is a complex cognitive structure‚ which can be defined in many ways. One would argue that memory is 1.) The mental function of retaining information about stimuli‚ event‚ images‚ ideas‚ etc. after the original stimuli is no longer present. 2.) The hypothesized storage system in the mind that holds this information is so retained. A clear distinction is made between different types of memory systems and can be divided into subclasses. The
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Baddeley and Hitch (1974) criticised the multi-store model for being a very simplistic view of memory. They saw short term memory as a store that had many individual sections inside it. This was supported by patient KF who had epilepsy‚ the doctor wanted to try and remedy this by removing his hippocampus. This surgery was done‚ however instead of fixing his epilepsy‚ it damaged his short term memory‚ yet he still had his long term memory intact. In the multi-store model it states that in order to
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