KF Case Study

Question 1

What did KF suffer?

Answer 1

Brain damage as a result of a motorcycle accident

Question 2

What was wrong with KF’s memory?

Answer 2

He has no LTM problems but he could only remember two items at a time. His forgetting of auditory stimuli was greater than his forgetting of visual stimuli

Question 3

What is an example of KF’s condition?

Answer 3

If KF was sent to the shops and he was verbally asked to bring milk, eggs and flour, he would forget (auditory), however if you wrote the list, he could recall it (visual)

Question 4

What does the case study suggest?

Answer 4

There is not just one STM store but a number of different stores which supports the WMM