Working Memory Quiz

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What does the visuospatial sketchpad primarily hold in working memory?

Visual information such as colors

What is the primary function of the phonological loop in working memory?

Remembering phonological information, such as a list of letters

What does the central executive in working memory primarily control?

Attention and thinking with information stored temporarily in two storage buffers

What does working memory correlate with?

<p>Intelligence and success in school</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the phonological loop?

<p>Stores and rehearses verbal and acoustic information</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the capacity of the articulatory rehearsal loop in the phonological loop?

<p>Seven plus or minus two items</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the central executive in working memory?

<p>Directs attention to important information in the environment or in the mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the visuospatial sketchpad?

<p>Stores and manipulates visual information</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component of the central executive is responsible for information updating and inhibition?

<p>Inhibition</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the capacity of the phonological store tested?

<p>Digit-span task</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the episodic buffer integrate information from?

<p>Multiple internal sources</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is recruited to perform central executive functions?

<p>Prefrontal cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

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