Web Activity 3

This is my visual representation of working memory. The relationship between the Information Processing Theory and the Baddeley’s model of working memory (episodic memory) can be represented through the process of driving. As we learn how to drive, the action becomes part of long-term memory. But every second as we drive, we are seeing things that go to our short term memory. The signs we see as we drive are the visual sketchpad of the central executive function that tell our working memory what to do on the road. For example, when you see an exit sign on the highway, you must remember what the exit number is. The noises we hear, such as sirens or horns, are the phonological loop (the auditory) of the central executive function that tell our working memory how to react on the road. Together, they integrate as the episodic buffer focuses the attention of the driver to the rules of the road.