Exam 4: Working Memory

You have set aside 2 hours to study for an exam in this course,and you are currently deciding to review the new terms,writing down any terms that you cannot define.Which feature of Baddeley's theory handles this planning activity?

Baddeley's model of working memory proposes a feature called the "phonological loop." This feature allows you to

Amy recently saw a Broadway musical.As she listens to the soundtrack in her car a few days later,she forms clear visual images of the scenes from the show.The part of the brain that is most activated while she does this is the

Suppose that a friend asks you what movies you have seen within the past year.Your recall is especially accurate for the movies you saw during the last 2 weeks.This phenomenon is called

Suppose that you are calculating your recent expenses,and you are adding up five 2-digit numbers in your head.As you begin to calculate the final sum,you feel that you've reached the limits of your memory.This strain can be traced to

According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model,

Baddeley's model of working memory points out that

Which of the following students has the best understanding of the concept "release from proactive interference"?

Chapter 4 described research by LJRomero Lauro and her colleagues,which used a method called "Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation." These authors concluded that

Christopher and MacDonald compared the working memory capacities of people with and without major depression.They found that,in general,depressed people performed

According to the research about factors that affect the capacity of working memory,

According to Baddeley and his colleagues,

According to Chapter 4,working memory is especially important because

Suppose that you are trying to read the name of a psychologist who studies creativity,"Csikszentmihalyi." You find that you are silently pronouncing his name as you read it,because

According to the neuroscience research on the phonological loop,

Suppose that a study examines whether people have trouble creating a mental image of a famous painting while they are watching a cartoon on television.You would expect to find that