Chapter 4 (working)

Question 1

The functioning of the phonological loop:

Answer 1

a) may give rise to acoustic confusions in working-memory tasks, especially when
rehearsal is involved.
b) is related to a person’s “inner voice,” or his or her use of subvocalization to perform
a task.
c) involves activation or information storage in the left hemisphere of the brain,
including frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes.
d) All of the above are correct.

Question 2

The part of the brain that it most strongly activated when a person performs visual
and spatial tasks is the:

Answer 2

right cerebral hemisphere, especially the frontal and parietal lobes, but including
the occipital lobe.

Question 3

ADHD populations exhibit differences in working memory, relative to a control
group, in which components of the working memory system:

Answer 3

a) phonological loop deficit.
b) central-executive functioning.
c) visuospatial sketchpad deficit.
d) All of the above are correct.