Exam 6: Working Memory

Neurons receiving and sending information form a ________________ that is involved with short-term maintenance of working memory.

Neuropsychological research draws into question the ____________ nature of the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory.

Working memory capacity refers to the amount of information that can be _____________.

Phonological store : phonological similarity :: articulatory rehearsal : ______________.

Using the computer as a metaphor for cognition,the hard drive is ______________.

After you look up the phone number to order a pizza,you hear the number in your head over and over until you dial the number.The phone number is being processed in the ______________.

Define phonological similarity and the word-length effects.What do these two findings show us about working memory?

There is a debate over whether or not information lost from short-term memory is lost due to ____________ or _____________.

Translating verbal information into a speech-based code is _______________.

In human neuroimaging studies,sustained increases in the activity levels of the ________________ are associated with the delay period of working memory tasks.

Strengthening neural connections is the basis of _____________.

In what ways is working memory like RAM and in what ways is working memory different from RAM?

Describe how the computer can be used as a metaphor for cognition.

Describe the patterns of data associated with animal research using the delayed response task.

A possible explanation for why information is lost in short-term memory is ___________.

The Baddeley-Hitch model of memory was a major change in thinking about memory because it stressed ______________.

The phonological loop consists of what two subcomponents?

Miller argued that short-term memory holds about ______ items.

Briefly describe the N-back task.How are the results of this task interpreted?

Using a search task,Sternberg found that information in short-term memory is processed _______________.