#1
Who proposed the multicomponent model of working memory?
Alan Baddeley
Hermann Ebbinghaus
George Miller
B.F. Skinner
#2
Which researcher proposed the concept of 'capacity' and 'chunking' in the context of working memory?
George A. Miller
Hermann Ebbinghaus
Alan Baddeley
B.F. Skinner
#3
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of working memory?
Permanent storage of information
Unlimited capacity
Resistance to interference
Temporary maintenance and manipulation of information
#4
What term describes the process of grouping individual items into larger, more meaningful units in working memory?
Chunking
Encoding
Retrieval
Consolidation
#5
According to the modal model of memory, which component is responsible for temporarily holding and manipulating information?
Sensory memory
Short-term memory
Long-term memory
Working memory
#6
Which of the following is NOT a component of Baddeley's working memory model?
Central executive
Phonological loop
Episodic buffer
Semantic network
#7
Which theory suggests that working memory is composed of separate visual and verbal storage systems?
Modal model of memory
Dual coding theory
Levels of processing model
Depth of processing theory
#8
Which part of the brain is primarily associated with working memory?
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Prefrontal cortex
Cerebellum
#9
In the context of working memory, what does the term 'chunking' refer to?
Breaking down information into smaller, more manageable units
Combining individual items into larger, meaningful units
Transferring information from short-term memory to long-term memory
Deleting irrelevant information from memory
#10
What term describes the phenomenon where new information interferes with the retention of old information in working memory?
Proactive interference
Retroactive interference
Serial position effect
Primacy effect
#11
What is the capacity limit of the phonological loop in Baddeley's working memory model?
2-4 items
5-9 items
Unlimited
Depends on rehearsal
#12
What is the main function of the central executive in Baddeley's working memory model?
Maintaining visual information
Regulating attention and controlling cognitive processes
Storing phonological information
Retrieving long-term memories
#13
What is the function of the episodic buffer in Baddeley's working memory model?
Maintaining visual information
Regulating attention and controlling cognitive processes
Integrating information from different sources into coherent episodes
Storing phonological information
#14
Which of the following is NOT a function of the phonological loop in Baddeley's working memory model?
Rehearsing verbal information
Maintaining auditory information
Processing visual information
Facilitating language comprehension
#15
According to Baddeley, what is the role of the phonological loop in language acquisition?
Facilitating vocabulary acquisition
Enhancing syntactic processing
Supporting speech production
Aiding semantic understanding
#16
Which of the following is an example of a task that would primarily engage the central executive in Baddeley's working memory model?
Recalling a list of random numbers
Repeating a sequence of letters out loud
Mentally rotating a visual object
Identifying the rhyme scheme of a poem