Working Memory Model Quiz

Why did Baddeley and Hitch develop the Working Memory Model?

• They found the Multi-Store Model (MSM) too simplistic

• They wanted to focus only on long-term memory

• They believed memory worked as a single unit

• They wanted to disprove the existence of short-term memory

What is the role of the Central Executive in the WMM?

• Storing information temporarily

• Coordinating attention and processing across the system

• Repeating words silently to aid memory

• Processing only visual information

Which of the following is a function of the Phonological Loop?

• Storing and processing visual images

• Managing problem-solving tasks

• Holding and rehearsing verbal and auditory information

• Integrating information from different senses

The Phonological Loop consists of which two components?

• The Episodic Buffer and Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad

• The Articulatory Rehearsal System and Phonological Store

• The Central Executive and Sensory Memory

• The Inner Voice and Inner Ear

What is the main function of the Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad?

• Processing verbal information

• Storing and manipulating visual and spatial information

• Controlling attention and decision-making

• Repeating auditory information

The 'Inner Voice' is part of which WMM component?

• The Central Executive

• The Phonological Loop

• The Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad

• The Episodic Buffer

Which of these real-life tasks mainly involves the Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad?

• Remembering a phone number

• Following spoken directions

• Imagining how to rearrange furniture in a room

• Rehearsing a shopping list

Why was the Episodic Buffer added to the WMM in 2000?

• To replace the Central Executive

• To explain how different types of memory are integrated

• To improve the capacity of the Phonological Loop

• To provide an alternative to Long-Term Memory

What does the Episodic Buffer do?

• Stores unlimited amounts of memory

• Integrates information from different sources into meaningful episodes

• Controls how attention is directed

• Processes only visual information

What does the Central Executive struggle with when overloaded?

• Switching between different tasks

• Storing verbal information for long periods

• Encoding memories into Long-Term Memory

• Processing sensory input directly