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| They proposed a model of working memory encompassing 3 buffers and the central executive |
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| They proposed a sequential Modal Model of Memory: (environment) --> (sensory registers) --> (Short Term Memory) <--> (Long Term Memory) |
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| proposed the magic number of single items the working memory can hold to be 7+or-2 |
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| Working memory is also called ____ ___ ___ because it temporarily stores and manipulates the most relevant information. |
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| Working Memory has ___ accessibility... it takes about 40ms to scan each item. |
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| the duration of working memory is __. |
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| short (unclear is this is because of DECAY or INTERFERENCE) |
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| single items in the working memory can be grouped into higher level units of organization called _____. |
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| (component of working memory)... the internal processor of verbally-coded information. |
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| 2 sub-components of the phonological loop |
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| articulatory rehearsal (mind's voice) and phonological store (mind's ear) |
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| areas of the brain involved with the phonological loop |
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| broca's area (articulatory rehearsal) and left inferior parietal cortex (phonological store) |
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| The serial retrieval for simultaneously stored similar sound is more difficult that for dissimilar sounds |
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| phonological similarity effect |
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| increased rate of errors when trying to recall the string "D B P T" as compared to trying to recall the string "G K L F" is because of _____ _____ effect. |
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| phonological similarity effect |
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| Verbal working memory performance is reduced by long words - even if the number of letter is the same, if it takes longer to pronounce a word, the performance on a recall task will drop. This is because of the ____ ____ effect. |
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| (component of working memory) ... temporary storage and manipulation of spatial and visual information. |
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| the type of memory you use to sketch your favorite room in your house. |
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| the "what" stream in the visuospatial sketchpad |
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| the "where" stream in the visouspatial sketchpad |
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| mentally refreshing stored locations of objects (mind's eye) |
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| if the phonological loop is un-useable, verbal working memory tasks are taken over by the ___ ____ and ____ ____. (articulatory supression) |
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| central executive and visuospatial sketchpad |
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| (component of working memory)... serves as supplementary store when primary stores are overloaded or disrupted; integration site for verbal and visuospatial information. |
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| (component of working memory).... control center that determines which short term memories get stored and when; goals are stored here; control and allocation of attentional resources |
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| area of the brain that has to do with the central executive component of working memory |
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| prefrontal cortex (storage and control of information) |
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| chemical implicated as a key neurotransmitter in working memory |
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| conditions/disorders that support the idea that dopamine is a key neurotransmitter in the working memory |
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| alzheimer's, parkinson's, schizophrenia |
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