Author: cnolan

Working Memory Model
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This provides temporary storage. It can hold information, is limited in capacity and needs refreshing. Can hold visual, acoustic, smell, taste and feelings. Allows information to move to and from the long term memory.

I supervise the working memory and decide which of my slave systems should deal with incoming information.
(No capacity for storage other than what’s needed to allocate resources)

Remembers speech sounds and repeats any verbal input in a loop of about two seconds duration to stop it from decaying. May be key to developing vocabulary in early childhood.

Includes a passive store and rehearses information. Logie (!995) suggested that it could be divided in two further sub systems.

Evidence:

Dual Task Performance

Brain Scans

Phonological Loop

Brain-Damaged Patients

Strengths!

Weaknesses...