working memory model

• What is the role of the central executive in memory processing?


  It coordinates the activities of the three subsystems and allocates tasks.
• How does the central executive prioritize information?


  By monitoring incoming information and allocating components to tasks.
• What type of information does the visuospatial sketchpad process?


  Visual and spatial information.
• What is the capacity of the visuospatial sketchpad?

  It can process 3 or 4 objects.
• What does the visual cache do?

  It stores visual data.
• What is the function of the inner scribe?

  It records the arrangement of objects in the visual field.
• What is the purpose of the episodic buffer?


  To bring together information from other loops to create a single strand of memory.
• What is the capacity of the episodic buffer?


  It can hold 4 chunks of information.
• What does the phonological loop process?


  It processes information of sound and preserves its order of arrival.
• What is the function of the articulatory store?

  It stores heard or seen words and allows for maintenance rehearsal.
• What does the phonological store do?


  It stores the words you hear like an 'inner ear'.
• What is the capacity of the articulatory store?


  It has a capacity of 2 seconds.
• How does the phonological store relate to speech production?

  It is linked to the processing of sound information.