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Verbal Working Memory Capacity Quiz

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What brain region is important for working memory based on the text?

Parietal lobe

Occipital lobe

Temporal lobe

Prefrontal cortex (correct)

Which type of coding is typically used in verbal working memory according to the text?

Tactile coding

Olfactory coding

Visual coding

Auditory coding (correct)

What type of errors can indicate that auditory coding is being used in working memory, as mentioned in the text?

Spatial errors

Visual association errors

Phonological similarity mistakes (correct)

Semantic errors

What is considered a measure of general attention/short-term memory?

Forward digit span (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of memory is stored using a visual code?

Visual working memory (B) Signup and view all the answers

What affects how people organize information in working memory?

Chunking and prior knowledge (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is considered the maximum number of random digits one can hold in working memory at once?

4-7 items (A) Signup and view all the answers

What brain region underlies short-term/working memory?

Prefrontal cortex (B) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to monkeys' performance on the 'delayed-response' task when they have a temporary lesion to their prefrontal cortex?

Becomes random (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the capacity limit for visual working memory where people's performance starts to decline?

4 items (C) Signup and view all the answers

How does verbal working memory capacity compare to visual working memory capacity?

Verbal working memory has a smaller capacity (C) Signup and view all the answers