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According to the discussion at the beginning of the chapter on working memory (Chapter 4),
 
  a. most psychologists now believe that working memory has an unlimited capacity.
  b. working memory allows you to keep information accessible so that you can use it on a variety of current tasks.
  c. psychologists now agree that working memory and long-term memory have very different functions.
  d. working memory is the brief storage period prior to short-term memory in the classical information-processing models.

Question 2

According to the introduction of Chapter 4, one important function of working memory is
 
  a. to provide a template that makes it easier to recognize objects.
  b. to store knowledge about a wide variety of topics.
  c. to provide a large storage space for all your current sights, sounds and other perceptual experiences.
  d. to coordinate your current mental activities



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: b

Answer to Question 2

Ans: d



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