PSYC 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Dichotic Listening Test, Sketchpad, Meta-Analysis
16 Feb 2018
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Working memory (wm) multi-component system that temporarily holds and manipulates information while we perform cognitive tasks. Active manipulation of information (storage and processing: phonological loop process limited number of sounds for short amount of time. Phonological store inner ear" holds sounds heard" (if you the word blue, you think the word blue") Articulatory control system inner voice" what you"re actually thinking voiced in your head: visuospatial sketchpad processes visual and spatial information. Sense of direction looking at a map and recognizing where you are compared to where you need to go: central executive helps focus attention, plan, and coordinate behavior. Integrates information from all buffers and ltm subsystems, but doesn"t store any of it. Manages selective attention: episodic buffer temporary storehouse combines information from phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, and ltm (connections between modalities) Actively manipulates information so we can understand our experiences. Working memory vs. ltm: episodic buffer retrieves information from ltm to be used in wm, multi-component model.
