Mr. Wagner stands in front of the class explaining the process of evolution. Ellen is sitting in the front row, but her mind is on the argument she had with her best friend just before class.
Based on this information, how far in Ellen's memory system did Mr. Wagner's lecture get?
a. It reached the sensory register.
b. It reached working memory.
c. It reached long-term memory.
d. It never got into the memory system at all.
Question 2
Psychologists often emphasize the importance of attention in the learning process. From the perspective of the three-component model of memory, why is attention so important?
a. It gets information into the sensory register.
b. It moves information from working memory into long-term memory.
c. It moves information from the sensory register into long-term memory.
d. It moves information from the sensory register into working memory.