Working Memory
The early 1970's
When did researchers transition from the information-processing approach to the working memory approach?
Integrates information from the phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, episodic buffer, and long-term memory. It is also responsible for focusing attention, selecting strategies, transforming information, and coordinating behavior.
What is the Central Executive?
Processes sounds we hear and make. Is also responsible for processing language and subvocalization.
What is the Phonological Loop?
Processes both visual and spatial information.
What is the Visuospatial Sketchpad?
A temporary storehouse that can hold and combine information from your phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, and long-term memory.
What is the Episodic Buffer?
The brief, immediate memory for the limited amount of material that you are currently processing. This also actively coordinates your ongoing mental activities.
What is working memory?
through neuro imaging research and examining people with brain lesions.
How did researchers determine which areas of the brain are active during central executive processes?
The phenomenon in which people are likely to confuse similar sounding stimuli.
What is acoustic confusion?
How do we imagine or visualize information?
Introduced into the working memory approach because the central executive can not store information.
Allan Baddeley & Graham Hitch
Which researchers proposed the working memory approach.
McCabe and his colleagues.
Who proposed that the executive attention network is the same thing as the central executive.
Frontal Lobe
Which part of the brain is verbal stimuli is rehearsed?
Frontal Cortex
Which part of the brain is responsible for the rehearsal of visual scenes?
So that you could interpret an earlier experience, solve new problems, and plan for the future.
Why does the episodic buffer manipulate information?
What does working memory accomplish for our cognitive processes?
Frontal Cortex
Which part of the brain is associated with the Central Executive?
Left Hemisphere of Temporal Lobe
Which part of the brain is associated with language?
The right hemisphere of the cortex
Which part of the brain is active during visual and spatial tasks?
A memory unit that consists of several components that are strongly associated with one another.
What is a Chunk?
Central Executive
Visuospatial Sketchpad
Episodic Buffer
Phonological Loop
What are the four components of working memory?
Both Sides
Which side of the frontal cortex is active during central executive processes?
Left Parietal Lobe
Which part of the brain is active when we store auditory stimuli?
Which part of the brain is active during task with a strong visual component?
The episodic buffer allows you to bind together concepts that have not been previously connected.
How does the episodic buffer contribute to learning?.