WMM eval

Question 1

Dual task studies

Answer 1

Participant struggled to perform two visual tasks compared to performing a visual and a verbal task simultaneously

Question 2

Who did the dual task study?

Answer 2

Baddley and hitch

Question 3

Advantage of the dual task study

Answer 3

Demonstrates that the PL and VSS
are separate systems

Question 4

Disadvantage of dual task study

Answer 4

Performed in an artificial setting
Reduces ecological validity
Multitasking may involve more complex interactions

Question 5

Evidence from brain damage patients

Answer 5

Shalice and Warrington studied a patient who had impaired STM for auditory information but a normal STM for visual information
Suggest separate stores for verbal and visual processing

Question 6

Advantage of brain damage patient study

Answer 6

Provides real life support for the working memory models distinctive components

Question 7

Disadvantage of the evidence from brain damage patients

Answer 7

La generalisability
Brain damage affects multiple areas of the brain is hard to isolate different components

Question 8

Oversimplified central executive

Answer 8

Eslinger and Damasio
Studied a patient who had a cerebral tumour removed
Patient performed well on reasoning tasks but poorly on this decision-making skills

Question 9

Advantage of oversimplified CE

Answer 9

Suggest CE may be more complicated and involve more sub components