Working Memory Model Quiz

What is the central executive in the working memory model responsible for?

• Controlling other components

• Processing auditory information

• Integrating information

• Storing visual information

Which part of the working memory model processes auditory information like sounds and words?

• The episodic buffer

• The phonological loop

• The central executive

• The visuo-spatial sketchpad

What is the capacity of the phonological loop in the working memory model?

• 5 items plus or minus 2

• How much you can say in two seconds

• 4 items plus or minus 1

• Unlimited

What is the visuo-spatial sketchpad in the working memory model responsible for processing?

• Auditory information

• Integrated information

• Visual and spatial information

• Verbal information

Which study showed that the visuo-spatial sketchpad exists as a separate process from verbal processing in the working memory model?

• Cowen's capacity study

• Prabhakaran's brain scanning study

• Baddeley's dual task performance study

• Shallice and Warrington's case study

What did Baddeley find in his study regarding the capacity of the phonological loop in the working memory model?

• People could remember more visual information

• People could remember more longer words

• People could remember more spatial information

• People could remember more shorter monosyllabic words

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

• It has limited capacity

• It is responsible for processing visual and spatial information

• It is a passive store for information

• It is not fully operationalised

What is one positive aspect of the working memory model compared to the short term memory store?

• It is more accurate in describing short term memory

• It has low internal validity

• It has high external validity

• It is a passive store for information

What is one criticism of relying on laboratory studies for the working memory model?

• They have low internal validity

• They are not generalisable

• They lack mundane realism

• They have high external validity

What is one potential issue with making inferences about the working memory model?

• The inferences are always accurate

• The inferences could be incorrect

• The inferences are not used in research

• The inferences are based on direct observations