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Investigating the episodic buffer

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Baddeley, Alan, Allen, Richard J, Hitch, Graham J·2010·Psychologica Belgica

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A brief account is presented of the three-component working memory model proposed by Baddeley and Hitch. This is followed by an account of some of the problems it encountered in explaining how information from different subsystems with different codes could be combined, and how it was capable of communicating with long-term memory. In order to account for these, a fourth component was proposed, the episodic buffer. This was assumed to be a multidimensional store of limited capacity that can be accessed through conscious awareness. In an attempt to test and develop the concept, a series of experiments have explored the role of working memory in the binding of visual features into objects and verbal sequences into remembered sentences. The experiments use a dual task paradigm to investigate the role of the various subcomponents of working memory in binding. In contrast to our initial assumption, the episodic buffer appears to be a passive store, capable of storing bound features and making them available to conscious awareness, but not itself responsible for the process of binding.

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Authors
Baddeley, A., Allen, R. J., & Hitch, G. J.
Affiliations
  • University of York (GB)
  • University of Leeds (GB)
Venue
Psychologica Belgica
Published
2010-10-01
Volume
50
Issue
3-4
Pages
223
ISSN
  • 0033-2879 (ISSN-L)
  • 2054-670X
OpenAlex
W2136213702
Cited by
95
References
49
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FWCI
10.84
Type
journal article
Language
it
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  • Psychologica Belgica (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Psychologica Belgica (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
Keywords
episodic buffer, working memory, Baddeley-Hitch model, binding, visual feature binding, dual-task paradigm, conscious awareness, long-term memory

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