The working memory model

• What is the name of the model discussed in the video?

  Working model of memory
• How does the working memory model improve upon the short-term memory store?

  It explains processing of auditory and visual information
• What are the key differences between short-term memory and working memory?

  • Short-term memory is passive; working memory is active
  • Working memory processes multiple types of information
  • Short-term memory is unitary; working memory has subsystems
• What is the first component of the working memory model?

  Central executive
• What is the role of the central executive in the working memory model?

  It controls attention and information processing
• How many types of information can the central executive hold at one time?

  One type of information
• What does the phonological loop process?

  Auditory information like sounds and words
• What are the two sections of the phonological loop?

  Phonological store and articulatory process
• What is the capacity of the phonological loop?

  What can be said in two seconds
• What is the role of the visuospatial sketchpad?

  Processes visual and spatial information
• What are the two processors of the visuospatial sketchpad?

  Visual cache and inner scribe
• What does the episodic buffer do?

  Integrates and stores information
• Why was the episodic buffer added to the working memory model?

  To explain integration of different information types
• What are the features of the working memory model according to AQA?

  • Coding
  • Capacity
  • Components of the model
• What is the coding type of the phonological loop?

  Acoustic
• What is the coding type of the visuospatial sketchpad?

  Visual
• What is the capacity of the central executive according to Cohen?

  Four items plus or minus one
• What studies evaluate the working memory model?

  1. Dual task performance study
  2. Case study of KF
  3. Brain scanning evidence for episodic buffer
  4. Word length effect study
• What does the dual task performance study demonstrate?

  Separation between the slave systems
• Who conducted the case study of KF?

  Charleston Warrington
• What did KF's case study suggest about the phonological loop?

  It exists separately from the visuospatial sketchpad
• What did the brain scanning evidence by Parapacaran show?

  Physical location of the episodic buffer
• What is the word length effect?

  People remember shorter words better
• What are the criticisms of the working memory model?

  • Central executive is poorly defined
  • Reliance on laboratory studies
  • Lack of mundane realism
  • Inferences about memory processes
• Why is the central executive criticized?

  It is not fully operationalized
• What is a limitation of laboratory studies in memory research?

  Poor external validity and mundane realism
• What does the term inference mean in cognitive psychology?

  Making educated guesses about behavior
• What could undermine the working memory model's validity?

  Different processes could produce similar behaviors
• What should students focus on when studying the working memory model?

  • Key ideas and evaluations
  • Drawing models from memory
  • Understanding studies that support the model
• What is the advice given to students feeling overwhelmed?

  Focus on comfortable ideas and evaluations
• Where can patrons access additional resources for the working memory model?

  Psycboost.com
• What should students do if they want to prepare for exam questions?

  Shape knowledge to answer questions
• What is the final reminder given to students?

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