Cog Psy Quiz 5

The ________________ is the control system in the Baddeley-Hitch model.

central executive

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

held accessible

The recency effect on the serial position curve is driven by what aspect of memory?

short term memory

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

7

The Brown-Peterson task was used to assess the____________ of short-term memory.

duration

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

sequentially

Baddeley and Hitch argued that there are actually ______________ for short-term storage.

multiple systems

Developmental data indicates that the phonological loop is important in ____________.

learning a new language

The ability to create and manipulate mental images is associated with the ____________.

visuospatial scratchpad

Drugs that increase the level of or facilitate the action of ___________ enhance working memory capabilities.

dopamine