Define working memory
The information we can hold and process in our conscious memory
How do short term memories stay in the short term store?
Rehearsal
What is the part of the working memory model that controls all the slave systems?
Central Executive
How many "units" of memory can the STS hold? (Millers magic number)
7, +- 2
What slave system is in charge of auditory information?
Phonological loop
How does information go from the sensory store to the short term store?
Attention
Give 2 jobs of the episodic buffer
- Holds information until needed
- Combines information from VS and PL
- Connects working memory to the sensory store and LTS
- Keeps a sense of time/order in the memories
DAILY DOUBLE!!! How many seconds did it take in Peterson and Peterson for participants to not be able to remember the trigrams?
18 seconds