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Lesson 5 Working Memory Model Ao3

The document outlines the working memory model and provides examples to evaluate it. It describes the model's components like the phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad. Research evidence is discussed, like a dual task study supporting separate storage of verbal and visual information, as well as cases of brain damaged patients supporting distinct components. However, weaknesses like lack of clarity around the central executive are also noted.

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Lesson 5 Working Memory Model Ao3

The document outlines the working memory model and provides examples to evaluate it. It describes the model's components like the phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad. Research evidence is discussed, like a dual task study supporting separate storage of verbal and visual information, as well as cases of brain damaged patients supporting distinct components. However, weaknesses like lack of clarity around the central executive are also noted.

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Draw the WMM.

Include as much
detail as you can.
Working
Memory
Model
AO3
Aim: To outline
and evaluate
the working
memory model
Outline the working
memory model
(6 marks)

7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Alicia is trying to remember
the home addresses of her
new friends. At the same time
she tries to remember how to
get to their house from her
own house. She is surprised
that she can do both at the
same time.
How can we use the working
memory model to explain
Alicias memory?
(4 marks)
The working memory has
practical applications
Is this true or false?
Elaborate and give examples
for your opinion.
Think about Clive Wearing
The working memory model
is a better memory model
than MSM
Is this true or false?
Elaborate and give examples
for your opinion.
There is good research
evidence to support the
WMM, and it is strong
research
Is this true or false?
Elaborate and give examples
for your opinion.
There are some cases of
people who have brain damage
and can process visual but not
auditory information
Does this support the WMM?
Why?
Evaluation
Clinical evidence
What evidence is there that working memory exists, that
it is made up of a number of parts, that it performs a
number of different tasks?

The working memory model makes the following two


predictions:

1. If two tasks make use of the same component (of


working memory), they cannot be performed successfully
together.

2. If two tasks make use of different components, it


should be possible to perform them as well as together as
separately.
Key Study: Baddeley & Hitch (1976) AO3
Dual Task Performance
Aim: To investigate if participants can use different parts of
working memory at the same time.

Method: Conducted an experiment in which participants were


asked to perform two tasks at the same time (dual task technique)
- a digit span task which required them to repeat a list of
numbers, and a verbal reasoning task which required them to
answer true or false to various questions (e.g. B is followed by A?).

Results: As the number of digits increased in the digit span tasks,


participants took longer to answer the reasoning questions, but
not much longer - only fractions of a second. And, they didn't
make any more errors in the verbal reasoning tasks as the number
of digits increased.

Conclusion: The verbal reasoning task made use of the central


executive and the digit span task made use of the phonological
loop. Therefore supporting the WMM, as different types of STM
are stored in different parts of the model.
Clinical Evidence to support
WMM
P: The KF Case Study supports the Working
Memory Model.
E: KF suffered brain damage from a motorcycle
accident that damaged his short-term memory.
E: KF's impairment was mainly for verbal
information - his memory for visual information
was largely unaffected.
L: This shows that there are separate STM
components for visual information (VSS) and
verbal information (phonological loop), supporting
the model that.
However
Lack of Clarity over the central
executive
P: Cognitive psychologists criticise the
central executive, suggesting it doesnt
really explain anything.
E: Baddeley said himself the central
executive is the most important but least
understood component of working memory
E: the central executive needs to be clearly
specified, some psychologists claim that it
may consist of separate components.
L:This means the WMM hasnt been fully
explained.
A better insight into Memory
than the MSM
P: The working memory model has many strengths over
the multi-store model.
E: It describes short term memory as a collection of
active processing mechanisms that work in two
modalities (verbal and visual) rather than a single store
that simply rehearses verbal information.
E: This allows it to explain memory function in patients
with impairments to one component of working memory
but with normal function in the other components, such
as KF.
L: therefore increasing our understanding of memory as
an active process rather than a passive process as the
MSM suggests.
Outline and evaluate the working
memory model (12 marks)
Make a mind map planning out
the essay
How do you mind map?
Discuss with your partner, have
you ever used a mind map? Do
they work?
Equipment
A3 paper
Coloured pens/pencils
Notes
Now create a mind map answering the
12 mark question
outline and evaluate the WMM (12)
Review
Can you do the following?
Name each part of the
WMM?
Name research to
support?
Weaknesses of WMM?
If you cant go over
your notes before next
lesson
Plenary
On your post-it write a
question
Stick it on the board
Take someone elses question
and answer it.

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