working memory model

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    • WMM (working memory model)
    • who did the WWM
      baddeley + hitch (1974)
    • what memory store was it focused on
      STM
    • why was it focused on STM
      thought it was not a unitary store
    • central executive
      capacity: limited
      Determines allocation to the components
      Responsible for problem solving and decision making
    • phonological loop
      capacity: limited
      Deals with auditory information and preserves word order
      eg: inner Ear
    • visuo-spacial sketchpad
      capacity: 3-4 objects
      Visual info= what things look like
      Spatial info= relationships between things
    • episodic buffer
      capacity: 4 chunks
      storage area for the Central executive
      Integrates information from all other areas
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