A-level Psychology: Memory - WMM MCQ 1

The WMM is a model of ____.

• STM
• LTM
• Sensory memory

The structure of WMM consists of _____ key components.

• 4
• 3
• 5

This component of the WMM has very limited capacity and allocates tasks to subsystems

• Central executive
• Visuo-spatial sketchpad
• Phonological loop
• Episodic buffer

This component of the WMM, stores words heard, allows rehearsal and has a capacity of about 2 seconds.

• Central executive
• Visuo-spatial sketchpad
• Phonological loop
• Episodic buffer

This component of the WMM stores visual information and has a capacity of 3 to 4 objects

• Central executive
• Visuo-spatial sketchpad
• Phonological loop
• Episodic buffer

This component of the WMM integrates information from other stores, adds a time-stamp and links to LTM

• Central executive
• Visuo-spatial sketchpad
• Phonological loop
• Episodic buffer

Shallice & Warrington's finding that KF had separate ______ memories stores supports the WMM.

• acoustic and visual
• episodic and semantic
• declarative and non-declarative

Poor performance on two simultaneous visual tasks shows the existence of the ______.

• Central executive
• Visuo-spatial sketchpad
• Phonological loop
• Episodic buffer

Baddeley's word length effect study supports the ______ articulatory process in the phonological loop.

• limited
• limitless
• partly limited

What is the most important but least understood component of the WMM?

• Central executive
• Visuo-spatial sketchpad
• Phonological loop
• Episodic buffer