Working Memory Quiz

According to Baddeley and Hitch, why did they believe that short-term memory (STM) was not just one store, but a number of different stores?

• Because they found that doing two visual tasks simultaneously resulted in worse performance than doing them separately

• Because they noticed that doing two tasks, one visual and one involving sound, simultaneously did not interfere with each other

• Because they realized that doing two tasks, one visual and one involving sound, simultaneously interfered with each other

• Because they observed that doing two visual tasks simultaneously resulted in better performance than doing them separately

What is the function of the central executive in the Working Memory Model (WMM)?

• To integrate information from the phonological loop and visuo-spatial sketchpad

• To temporarily store visual and spatial information

• To direct attention to particular tasks and allocate the brain's resources

• To store auditory information and preserve the order of information

Which component of the working memory model deals with auditory information and preserves the order of information?

• Phonological loop

• Episodic buffer

• Central executive

• Visuo-spatial sketchpad

What is the function of the visuo-spatial sketchpad in the working memory model?

• To maintain a sense of time sequencing and record events

• To integrate information from the central executive, phonological loop, and visuo-spatial sketchpad

• To temporarily store visual and spatial information

• To store information about visual items like form and color

Why did Baddeley add the episodic buffer to the working memory model?

• Because the central executive had limited capacity for attending to tasks

• Because the model needed a system to combine visual, acoustic information with knowledge from LTM

• Because the phonological loop and visuo-spatial sketchpad can only encode semantic memories

• Because the central executive has little evidence to support its role

What is the function of the inner scribe in the visuo-spatial sketchpad?

• To store information about visual items like form and color

• To integrate information from the central executive, phonological loop, and visuo-spatial sketchpad

• To maintain a sense of time sequencing and record events

• To store the arrangement of objects in the visual field

Which component of the working memory model has the function of silently repeating words, like an inner voice?

• Phonological loop

• Episodic buffer

• Central executive

• Visuo-spatial sketchpad

What does the phonological loop in the working memory model deal with?

• General storage of information from the central executive

• Integration of information from the phonological loop and visuo-spatial sketchpad

• Auditory information and preserving the order of information

• Visual and spatial information

Which component of the working memory model integrates information from the central executive, phonological loop, and visuo-spatial sketchpad with LTM?

• Central executive

• Episodic buffer

• Phonological loop

• Visuo-spatial sketchpad

What is the function of the episodic buffer in the working memory model?

• To store auditory information and preserve the order of information

• To direct attention to particular tasks and allocate the brain's resources

• To integrate information from the central executive, phonological loop, and visuo-spatial sketchpad

• To maintain a sense of time sequencing and record events