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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology Memory: The Working Memory Model Part 1

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This deck covers key concepts of the Working Memory Model (WMM) as part of the A-Level Psychology curriculum, focusing on the structure and function of different components within the model.

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Definition
The WMM explains which type of memory?
STM
The idea that STM is a unitary store is criticised by what model?
WMM
Who created the WMM?
Baddeley & Hitch
Baddeley & Hitch created what model of memory?
Working Memory Model
The WMM suggests that STM is NOT a …. store like the MSM suggested
Unitary
The WMM has several stores that are all….
Connected
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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology Memory: The Working Memory Model Part 1
TermDefinition
The WMM explains which type of memory?
STM
The idea that STM is a unitary store is criticised by what model?
WMM
Who created the WMM?
Baddeley & Hitch
Baddeley & Hitch created what model of memory?
Working Memory Model
The WMM suggests that STM is NOT a …. store like the MSM suggested
Unitary
The WMM has several stores that are all….
Connected
The WMM has several stores that are connected but they also work ….
Independently
The Central executive is a what kind of process?
Attentional
Which component of the WMM is an attentional process
Central Executive
Once the WMM decides what needs to be done, it ….. tasks
Delegates
Delegation of tasks is done by which component of the WMM?
Central Executive
What is the shared name of the components that the central executive delegates tasks to?
Slave Systems
The slave systems are delegated tasks by which component of the WMM?
Central Executive
What does the central executive code?
Any type of information
Coding any type of information is a description of which component of the WMM?
Central Executive
What tasks will the central executive take over?
Demanding or new tasks
Demanding or new tasks will be completed by which component of the WMM?
Central Executive
If you are on your 2nd driving lesson, which component of the WMM is helping you to complete the task of driving the car?
Central Executive
If you are on your 2nd driving lesson, the central executive will be completing the task - why?
It’s new/demanding
What is the capacity of the central executive
Very limited
The central executive has a very limited capacity - why?
It is within STM
The phonological loop is delegated what type of information?
Auditory
Which slave system codes acoustic information only?
Phonological loop
Singing along to your favorite song is completed by which slave system?
Phonological Loop
Reading a book or your Psychology revision cards are completed by which slave system?
Phonological Loop