Working Memory Model Quiz

What does WMM stand for and what is it?

• Working Memory Model

  is a theoretical model of how temporary memory processes information

• Working Memory Model is a computer model of how permanent memory processes information

• Working Memory Model

  is a theoretical model of how permanent memory processes information

• Working Memory Model

  is a artificial model of how temporary memory processes information

Which best describes the WMM?

• An active, temporary store, with 3 components

• A permanent, active store with 4 components

• An active, temporary store with 4 components

• A permanent, temporary store with 4 components

Tick all that are correct components of the WMM

• Central Executive

  and

  Edited Buffer

• Episodic Buffer

  and

  Control Executor

• Central Executive

  and

  phonological loop

• Episodic Buffer

  and

  Visual Spatial Sketchpad

Which component of the Working Memory Model integrates information to enable permanent storage?

• Central Executive

• Phonological Loop

• Episodic Buffer

• Visuospatial Sketchpad

Which component handles phonologically coded information?

• Central Executive

• Phonological Loop

• Episodic Buffer

• Visuospatial Sketchpad

What is the capacity of the central executive?

• Unlimited

• Limited

• Modality free

• Infinite

What type of information does the visuo-spatial sketchpad store?

• Auditory information

• Visual and spatial information

• Verbal information

• Emotional information

Modality Free means what about the coding of the component?

• That the component processes both phonological and visual types of information

• That the component processes both visual and spatial types of information

• That the component processes all / any types of information

• That the component processes a single type of information

Some components within the Working Memory Model are modality free. Which ones?

• Episodic Buffer

• Central Executive

• Phonological Loop

• Visuospatial Sketchpad

What test established the capacity of the visuo-spatial sketchpad?

• Stroop test

• Corsi test

• Memory test

• Recognition test