WorksheetsWorking Memory Model Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the primary focus of Baddeley and Hitch's working memory model (WMM)?
Long-term memory
Attentional processes
Short-term memory
Encoding of visual information
The central executive in the WMM is responsible for:
Storing auditory information
Dividing and switching attention
Maintaining visual data
Rehearsing sounds in a loop
Which subsystem of the phonological loop allows maintenance rehearsal?
Articulatory process
Phonological store
Central executive
Visuo-spatial sketchpad
According to Baddeley (2003), the capacity of the visual cache in the visuo-spatial sketchpad is approximately:
Two seconds' worth of information
Three or four objects
Unlimited
About four chunks
The episodic buffer:
Stores auditory information
Integrates information from other subsystems
Records the arrangement of objects in the visual field
Manages attentional processes
What does the episodic buffer integrate in terms of information?
Acoustic, visual, and spatial information
Only auditory information
Verbal and visual tasks
Long-term memory and attentional processes
According to Baddeley (2012), the episodic buffer has a limited capacity of approximately:
Two seconds' worth of information
Three or four objects
Unlimited
About four chunks
In the context of working memory, what cognitive functions are positively correlated with greater working memory capacity?
Decreased reading comprehension
Poor mental arithmetic
Improved spelling
Limited note-taking skills
What is the primary role of the central executive in the WMM?
Storing information
Attentional processes and task allocation
Encoding visual data
Rehearsing sounds in a loop
The visuo-spatial sketchpad can temporarily store:
Auditory information
Visual and/or spatial information
Long-term memories
Verbal information
According to Logie (1995), the visuo-spatial sketchpad is subdivided into:
The articulatory process and the phonological store
The visual cache and the inner scribe
The central executive and the episodic buffer
The phonological loop and the central executive
The central executive is described as:
The least understood component of working memory
A subsystem of the phonological loop
Responsible for storing visual information
Unlimited in processing capacity
The weakness of the central executive is primarily related to:
Its role in attentional processes
Lack of clarity and understanding
Its function in maintaining visual data
The automatic processes it performs
Dual-task performance studies supporting the WMM show that:
Performance on both tasks improves when done simultaneously
Visual and verbal tasks compete for the same slave subsystem
The central executive is the only crucial component
There is no competition between tasks in working memory
Baddeley et al. (1975) found that when two visual tasks were performed together:
Performance on both tasks improved
Performance on both tasks declined considerably
Visual and verbal tasks competed for the same slave subsystem
The central executive became more efficient
The episodic buffer was added to the WMM in:
1974
2000
1995
2012
The episodic buffer integrates information from other subsystems with:
Short-term memory
Long-term memory
Central executive
Visual cache
How does the WMM contribute to the understanding of amnesia?
It doesn't offer any insights into amnesia
It explains amnesia as a global memory disorder
It suggests that amnesia is not necessarily a global disorder
It focuses only on the phonological loop in amnesia cases
The case study of 'patient KF' supports the idea that:
Amnesia is a global memory disorder
Visual information is processed poorly in amnesic patients
The episodic buffer is unaffected by brain injury
Amnesia may have specific effects on different subsystems
What is a potential criticism of using case studies, as mentioned in the competing argument?
Case studies are easy to replicate
Findings from case studies are always valid
Brain-injured patients are unique and may not represent the wider population
Case studies are the only reliable method for studying amnesia
