Working Memory Model of Memory by Titch

Baddely and Hitch

Titch — 2014-01-24 20:04:55 UTC

Model explains processes in the short term memory only

Titch — 2014-01-24 20:12:44 UTC

Titch — 2014-01-24 20:13:11 UTC

STRENGTHS

Titch — 2014-01-24 20:18:58 UTC

Titch — 2014-01-24 20:19:28 UTC

More detailed than MSM

Titch — 2014-01-24 20:20:26 UTC

Shows memory as active process rather than passive

WEAKNESSES

Titch — 2014-01-24 20:23:46 UTC

Titch — 2014-01-24 20:24:59 UTC

Only explains STM

Titch — 2014-01-24 20:25:35 UTC

Poorly explained Central Executive

Titch — 2014-01-24 20:39:51 UTC

PET scans have shown different areas active when different components are active

Titch — 2014-01-24 21:02:51 UTC

Doesn't over emphasize importance of rehearsal

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Titch — 2014-01-24 21:06:19 UTC

KF - CaseStudy

Titch — 2014-01-24 21:07:43 UTC

This supports the Working Memory Model.

KF suffered brain damage from a motorcycle accident that damaged his short-term memory.

KF's impairment was mainly for verbal information - his memory for visual information was largely unaffected.

This shows that there are separate STM components for visual information (VSS) and verbal information (phonological loop).

Gathercole and Baddely, 1993

Titch — 2014-01-24 21:46:41 UTC

Participants were asked to follow a moving spot of light with a pointer (visuo-spatial scratchpad task).

Half were also asked to to describe the angles on a letter ‘F’ (visuo-spatial task) while the other half were asked to perform a verbal task (phonological loop task) at the same time

Participants in the first group found this much harder because they were using the same store for both tasks.

The research supports the existence of both the phonological loop and the visuo-spatial scratchpad and the limited capacity of these stores.

Titch — 2014-04-26 15:18:48 UTC