Exam 9: Working Memory and Cognitive Control

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The children's game Concentration involves finding pairs of cards that match by turning over two at a time,and replacing them if they do not match.The game requires memory for the locations of the cards.This game makes particular use of the:

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In Atkinson and Shiffrin's model of memory,information flows from:

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In Brooks's task involving visualizing a block letter F,the participants who performed the worst were those who responded by:

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The existence of perseveration in patients with frontal-lobe damage provides evidence for the involvement of executive-control processes in:

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Research suggests that phonological loop and visuo-spatial sketchpad processes take place in the _______,while central executive functions take place in the ________.

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Patients with damage to the ____ side of the frontal lobe are MOST likely to show specialized deficits in ______ tasks.

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It is often easier to remember words if we can also picture them in our minds.This is because we are using:

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Explain how each of the three main components of working memory is involved in the task of adding two 3-digit numbers in your head.

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Charles must study for two exams and write a term paper.He needs to decide how to distribute his work during the day,including how much time to spend studying each subject,when to work on the term paper,how much he needs to accomplish before taking a break,and so forth.The task his central executive is MOST concerned with in this example is:

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If you want to use your working memory most effectively,you should:

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How many independent short-term memory buffers are included in Baddeley's working memory model?

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Which of the following tasks would activate the left-anterior ventrolateral prefrontal cortex?

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Describe the working-memory impairments experienced by a person with schizophrenia.Which brain areas appear to be involved?

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Which area of the brain seems to play an especially important role in working memory?

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The phonological loop can retain information for about how long?

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Which of the following is true regarding the phonological loop?

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Sensory memory:

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Summarize the mapping of working-memory functions onto anatomical areas in the brain.For example,indicate which cortical area is responsible for each component of Baddeley's working memory model.

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When George Sperling (1960)used the partial report procedure,he found that participants could report _____ of the letters in the array.

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Explain what the word-length effect demonstrates regarding rehearsal in the phonological loop.

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