The Working Memory Model: Weaknesses Flashcards
1
Q
psychologists think that the Working Memory Model is too…
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simplistic and vague
2
Q
the model doesn’t really explain exactly what…
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the central executive is apart from being involved in attention
3
Q
it is difficult to design tasks to…
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test the central executive
4
Q
the model only explains how…
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information is dealt with in the short term memory
5
Q
it doesn’t explain how information…
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is transferred into long term memory
6
Q
what kind of study has mostly supported the working memory model?
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laboratory studies
7
Q
because the support is mostly laboratory studies, this reduces the…
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ecological validity
8
Q
a highly controlled study might not be…
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representative of what happens in the real world
