the working memory model

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Alexa Mcdiarmid

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  • define capacity
    the maximum amount of information that memory can hold
  • what is the central executive ?
    an important feature of the wwm that directs information to the appropriate slave systems
  • what is coding?
    the way different memory systems store informations , by converting information into a suitable format for our brain
  • what is duration?
    the length of time a memory stays in stored memory
  • what is the episodic buffer?
    A component of working memory that puts information from all the other components to make a combined, sensible memory
  • what is the episodic memory?
    a type of conscious long-term memory which consists of multiple senses integrated together to form every day memories
  • what is the long term memory?
    a type of memory storage that has potentially unlimited storage
  • what is the phonological loop?
    a component of the working memory model that holds information regarding words, composed of words we repeat in a loop to ourselves and perceiving words we hear for a short duration of time
  • what is the procedural memory ?
    a type of unconscious long term memory that stores information regarding the way we carry out actions without conscious involvement , eg , walking , driving
  • what is the semantic memory?
    a type of conscious long term memory that contains information regarding ' facts ' we have learned. this type of memory is uncomplicated and does not include contextual information as episodic memory does
  • what is the sensory register?
    a place that holds information gathered through your senses for a very short amount of time , perceiving information before it is stored or processed by any other memory store
  • what is the short term memory?
    a type of memory store lasting about 30 seconds that can hold 5 - 9 pieces of information. information from here can be moved to the long term memory through rehearsal
  • what is the visuo-spatial sketchpad?

    a component of the working memory model in which visual and spatial information is stored for a short amount of time