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Working Memory Model AQA Psychology A Level

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The WMM was developed by...

a)

Sebastian and Hernandez-Gil

b)

Atkinson and Shiffrin

c)

Baddeley and Hitch

d)

Tulving and Bartlett

2.

Which part of the model has a 'supervisory role'?

a)

Central executive

b)

Episodic buffer

c)

Phonological loop

d)

Visuospatial sketchpad

3.

Which slave system deals with auditory info?

a)

Central executive

b)

Episodic buffer

c)

Phonological loop

d)

Visuospatial sketchpad

4.

Which slave system deals with visual/spatial info?

a)

Central executive

b)

Episodic buffer

c)

Phonological loop

d)

Visuospatial sketchpad

5.

Which year was the episodic buffer added to the model?

a)

1985

b)

1990

c)

2000

d)

2005

6.

Which of the following are the 2 subsystems in the phonological loop?

a)

Phonological store

b)

Rehearsal store

c)

Phonological control store

d)

Articulatory rehearsal system

7.

Which subsystem is referred to as the 'inner voice' due to maintenance loop

a)

Phonological store

b)

Articulatory rehearsal system

8.

Baddeley asked ppts to do two tasks: track a moving light and picture a letter F. Which system do these both use?

a)

Phonological loop

b)

Visuospatial sketchpad

9.

Why is it difficult to do 2 tasks at the same time using the same store?

a)

Limited duration

b)

Can't concentrate

c)

Limited capacity

d)

Get distracted

10.

What evidence can you use to support the WMM? (2)

a)

Dual task experiments

b)

Case study: KF

c)

Case study: HM

d)

Word list experiments

11.
If two tasks make use of the same component (in working memory) can the task be performed successfully?
a)
Yes
b)
No
12.
Which component of the Multistore model does the Working Memory model (WMM) replace?
a)
Sensory Memory
b)
Short-term memory (STM)
c)
Long-term Memory (LTM)
13.
Choose the correct list of the working memory components.
a)
Central Executive, Visui-spatial sketch pad, Episodic buffer, Sound component
b)
Central Executive, Visui-spatial sketch pad, Episodic buffer, Phonological Loop
c)
The Decider, Visui-spatial sketch pad, Episodic buffer, Phonological Loop
d)
Central Executive, Vision, Episodic buffer, Phonological Loop