Memory

Question 1

Who is responsible for the multi-component model of working memory?

Answer 1

Baddeley

Question 2

What are the four components of the multi-component model of working memory?

Answer 2

Central Executive and three subsystems: the phonological loop, the visuo-spatial sketchpad, and the episodic buffer.

Question 3

What is the role of the central executive, according to Baddeley?

Answer 3

It is the attentional control system and is responsible for directing attention to relevant information, suppressing irrelevant information, and coordinating the three subsystems (phonological loop, the visuo-spatial sketchpad, and the episodic buffer).

Question 4

What are the roles of the phonological loop, the visuo-spatial sketchpad?

Answer 4

They are responsible for temporarily storing auditory-verbal (phonological loop) and visual-spatial (visuo-spatial sketchpad)

Question 5

What is the role of the episodic buffer?

Answer 5

It temporarily integrates auditory, visual, and spatial information.