Working Memory Model Quiz

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

• Integrates visual, spatial, verbal information

• Stores visual and spatial information

• Allocates ‘slave’ systems to tasks

• Deals with auditory information

Which component of the phonological loop allows for maintenance rehearsal?

• Episodic buffer

• Inner scribe

• Visual cache

• Articulatory process/control system

What is the capacity of the visuospatial sketchpad?

• Around 2-second capacity

• Unlimited capacity

• Around 3-4 objects

• Around 4 chunks

What does the episodic buffer do in the working memory model?

• Allocates ‘slave’ systems to tasks

• Integrates visual, spatial, verbal information

• Stores visual and spatial information

• Deals with auditory information

Which study supports the working memory model by showing damage to the phonological loop?

• Episodic buffer research

• Central executive study

• Study of KF

• Baddeley et al (1975)

What did Baddeley et al (1975) find when participants had to perform two tasks simultaneously using the same system?

• Performance was unaffected

• They found it very difficult

• They were able to perform better

• They were unable to perform the tasks

What has the central executive of the working memory model been criticized for?

• Having unlimited capacity

• Being too complex

• Being the most important component

• Not being explained enough

What is the capacity of the articulatory process/control system in the phonological loop?

• Around 2-second capacity

• Around 3-4 objects

• Around 4 chunks

• Unlimited capacity

What does the visuospatial sketchpad store?

• Visual and spatial information

• Auditory information

• Verbal information

• Time sequencing information

What does the inner scribe do in the visuospatial sketchpad?

• Allocates ‘slave’ systems to tasks

• Integrates visual, spatial, verbal information

• Stores visual data

• Records arrangement of objects