Working memory model

• Supporting evidence

  Baddeley et al's dual task study (1973)- found that participants found it harder to do 2 visual tasks at the same time compared to doing 1 visual and 1 verbal task at the same time.
• Case studies

  K.F- Brain damage he could not process verbal info but could process visual info.
• Case studies- limitation

  Lack generalisability
• Practical applications

  US air forces use it to measure suitability and memory capacity of their pilots.
• Supporting evidence

  Brain scans- shows different areas of the brain are active when performing different types of tasks. For example, left temporal lobe when doing a spatial task.
• Model being incomplete

  People can listen to instrumental music while doing other auditory tasks without imparting their performance.
• Central executive

  Their is a lack of clarity as it it's function is vauge and different to test.
• Extra evaluation points of the central executive

  It may be divided in separate sub-components, links with attention research, there is evidence to support the central executive
• Hunt (1980) evidence to support the central executive

  Found that participants could perform two tasks together if they had practiced one of the tasks.