PSYC 3290 Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Notes
15 Apr 2016
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Acts of comprehending and producing language are preformed within the constraints of our information processing system. This system consists of working memory and long term memory, long term memory comprises episodic and semantic memory. The information processing system: working memory and long term memory also referred o as primary and secondary memory william james. Long term memory further broken down in to semantic memory and episodic memory: working memory. Working memory defined as referring to the temporary storage of information that is being processed in any range of cognitive tasks . Phonological store holds phonological representations for a brief period of time. The articulatory rehearsal system enables us to covertly or overtly rehearse materials (thus prolonging stay in phonological store. The model predicts that when people make errors in working memory tasks, the errors tend to be in the direction of similar sounds.
