AO3 strengths

• • Supported by the case study of Patient KF, who was injured in a motorcycle accident. ​
  • Following his accident, KF had issues with his STM. He was able to remember visual images, including faces, but was unable to remember sounds (acoustic information). ​
  • This suggests that there are at least two components within STM, one component for visual information and one for acoustic information. ​
  • The research into KF supports the WMM and the idea of two slave systems, therefore providing support to the WMM and the idea of a multi‐component STM system.​
• ·       Provides a more comprehensive understanding of short-term memory compared to MSM. ​

  ·       This structure is supported by research from Baddeley and Hitch (1974), who demonstrated that people could perform tasks using different components of working memory simultaneously without interference, such as reading a passage while remembering a list of words. ​

  ·       This supports the WMM’s idea of separate stores, as it shows that verbal and visual tasks do not compete for resources. has led to a deeper insight into how memory functions, offering a more nuanced explanation.
• ·Support from brain imaging studies, which reveal distinct areas of brain activity associated with each component. ​

  ·Research using fMRI, such as Paulesu et al. (1993), found that tasks involving verbal information (linked to the phonological loop) activated areas in the left hemisphere of the brain, whereas tasks involving visual and spatial information (related to the visuospatial sketchpad) activated regions in the right hemisphere. ​

  · neural evidence supports the WMM's separation of visual and spatial

  ·These findings enhance credibility=WMM reflects real differences in brain function.