Working Memory Model Quiz

What is the working memory model an improved version of?

• Sensory register

• Long-term memory store

• Episodic buffer

• Short-term memory store

Who were the researchers that criticized the short-term memory store?

• Parapacaran and Logie

• Charleston and Warrington

• Cohen and Logie

• Baddeley and Hitch

What is the role of the central executive in the working memory model?

• To store long-term memories

• To process visual information

• To pay attention to information from the sensors

• To hold verbal information

Which component of the working memory model processes auditory information?

• Phonological loop

• Central executive

• Visuospatial sketchpad

• Episodic buffer

What is the capacity of the phonological loop?

• Two seconds worth of verbal information

• Four items plus or minus one

• Unlimited

• Seven items plus or minus two

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CCSS.RI.9-10.7

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CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which researcher suggested that the visuospatial sketchpad can be broken down into two processors?

• Baddeley

• Cohen

• Logie

• Parapacaran

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CCSS.RI.9-10.7

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CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is the episodic buffer responsible for?

• Processing auditory information

• Integrating and storing information from different sources

• Paying attention to sensory information

• Holding visual information

Which study supports the separation of the phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad?

• Baddeley's dual task performance study

• Cohen's capacity study

• Logie's visuospatial sketchpad study

• Parapacaran's brain scanning study

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What does the term 'inference' mean in cognitive psychology?

• Educated guesses about underlying processes

• Integration of information

• Direct observation of memory processes

• Laboratory studies

What is a criticism of the central executive in the working memory model?

• It is not a fully operationalized concept

• It has unlimited capacity

• It cannot switch between types of information

• It only processes visual information