A system that has a limited capacity (7+/-2), and holds information temporarily (about 2 seconds via the phonological loop)

Tasks involving working memory

Raven’s progressive matrices task, mental math

Phonological loop/buffer

holds auditory information, rehearsal; evidence: phonological similarity effect; irrelevant speech effect (any speech after a list of words will impair memory); articulatory suppression; word length effect

Visuospatial sketchpad/buffer

holds visual info, can be rotated/zoomed, etc

determines what needs to be stored, organizes, delegates tasks

Articulatory suppression through the irrelevant speech effect

something else will be occupying your phonological loop and we know this is bad

What did Tower of Hanoi experiments demonstrate?

They demonstrated a difference between explicit and implicit memory. People with amnesia would improve on the Tower of Hanoi task but would never remember doing the task.

being able to bring something to mind

remembering via some sort of priming method

If given the title of the 'Washing Clothes' paragraph is given, people can infer that the 'facility' mentioned is a laundromat. This shows that inferences can be made at ___________.

When we hold misinformation, studies have shown that the original information is not overwritten but is __________.

The Helen Keller experiment showed inferences can be made at ____________.

An correct inference that can be made from explicitly stated information __________.

An inference that does not follow directly from the information that is given ____________.

Suspect-Bias Variables

___________ accounts for why an eyewitness specifically chooses a suspect in a lineup rather than one of the fillers.

When we hold misinformation, studies have shown that the original information is not ___________ but is accepted.

General Impairment Variables

____________ cannot account for why a witness chooses a suspect but accounts for their poor performance overall.

Sequential, simultaneous

_______ presentation may lead to more accurate identifications than __________ presentation in police lineups.

The War of Ghosts study showed inferences can be made at ___________.

Assertion vs. Implication

Advertisers do not assert information so that they cannot be sued for providing false information, however potential buyers infer what those assertions would be.

The inside of this car is 700% quieter...than what?

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Acoustic Similarity

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Makes it difficult to recall information

2.

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Rehearsal

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Repeating information

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Phonological Loop

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Holds auditory information

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Visuospatial Sketch Pad

Back

Holds visual information

5.

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Central Executive

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Decides what information should be held in working memory

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Recency Effect

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A result of working memory

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Primacy Effect

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A result of long-term memory

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