PSY 433 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sketchpad, Impulsivity, Decision-Making
16 Oct 2017
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Working memory ii (cid:894)these (cid:374)otes (cid:449)ill (cid:271)e o(cid:374) wed(cid:374)esday"s test! (cid:895: 40 (cid:373)ultiple (cid:272)hoi(cid:272)e q"s, 2 graphing questions, 2 essay questions (answer all parts of the essay q, not bullet points! A real essay: bring a pencil, need to know definitions, know the effects (e. g. primacy and recency, the models, predictions and problems of models. Co(cid:449)a(cid:374)"s model: emphasizes the interaction of attention and memory processes. Key components: focus of attention is capacity limited (4 plus/minus 1, activation is time-limited (decays after 10-20 sec if not reactivated, phonological loop effect since you rehearse to keep things in your mind. Maintenance and manipulation of info: working memory provides a system where some info can be maintained while other info is accessed. Baddeley makes a distinction between two stores: phonological loop, visuo spatial sketchpad. Cowan: different layers/levels of activation: only one store. Central executive overrides automatic tendencies to assist you in the environment.
