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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of memory‚ the function of short term/long term memory‚ and the way we encode/retrieve information. “Memory is the mental capacity to encode‚ store and retrieve information.” (Gerrig 196) In this chapter I found that within working memory there are four components within working memory‚ a phonological loop‚ a visual spatial sketchpad‚ the central executive and the episodic buffer. Before I continue to explain each component‚ I’d like to first explain what working memory is. “Working memory is
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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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cognitive process with reference to research studies. Two Theories for Memory: The Multi-Store Memory Model: Sensory Stores Information directly received from sensory input‚ i.e. sight/hearing. Attention determines which parts are transferred to Short Term Storage Short Term Stores (STS) Memory with highly limited capacity (10 seconds) Information is forgotten if not rehearsed/ encoded into long term memory. Long Term Stores (LTS) True Information Storage of indefinite capacity. Retrieval
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Working memory model Central executive-has overall control of information from any sensory system. Controls the slave system ; decision maker Phonological loop- stores a limited number of speech based sounds; consists of the Phonological store – INNER EAR allows acoustically coded items to be stored for a brief period of time Articulatory control process- INNER VOICE allows sub vocal repetition of the items in the phonological store. Visuo-spatial scratch pad –stores visual and spatial
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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 have long term memory‚ one needs to have gone through the
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Sensory Memory Sensory memory is the earliest stage of memory. During this stage‚ sensory information from the environment is stored for a very brief period of time‚ generally for no longer than a half-second for visual information and 3 or 4 seconds for auditory information. We attend to only certain aspects of this sensory memory‚ allowing some of this information to pass into the next stage - short-term memory. Short-Term Memory Short-term memory‚ also known as active memory‚ is the information
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Abstract Memory is of which enables us to remember things. The definition of memory is the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information. With out memory we wouldn ’t be able to remember many things. For example; language‚ people‚ words and so on. The present might be fresh‚ but the past would be forgotten. People which we know might be considered as a stranger. This paper is a brief look on how memory works encoding. Also‚ on the differences between short term
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Outline and Evaluate Models of Memory. (12 Marks) There are roughly four models of memory in total‚ but two stand out and are used in this particular specification. Atkinson and Schifrin’s (1968) “Multi-Store Model” is one of them. Their model suggests that the memory consists of three stores‚ a sensory store‚ a short-term store and a long-term store; all three have a specific and relatively inflexible function. It stressed that information for our environment such as the visual or auditory
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the work and storage aspects of the working memory system. The working memory is supposed to consist of verbal data handling (phonological loop)‚ visual image handling (visuospatial sketchpad)‚ central executive for thinking tasks‚ and other substructures. Presuming the substructures are limited. The achievement in the tasks that rely on the same basic working memory will result in a greater infrusion then the tasks that rely on contrasting working memory components. Used random effects models to
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