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Beheh

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One reason that the visuospatial sketchpad is more challenging to study than the phonological loop is that
 
  a. it's difficult to find ecologically valid situations in which the visuospatial sketchpad is relevant.
  b. participants are more likely to guess the correct answer, compared to studies that focus on the phonological loop.
  c. participants may spontaneously provide a verbal label for a shape, so the task may actually use the phonological loop.
  d. visual information must be presented more slowly than phonological information.

Question 2

Suppose that you are looking at a complex, detailed painting of a dog. Which of the following working-memory tasks would interfere most with your ability to form a clear image of this painting?
 
  a. hearing the sound of a barking dog
  b. creating an auditory image of a favorite song
  c. creating a mental image of a dog that you actually see every day
  d. adding three single-digit numbers together



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paavo

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: c

Answer to Question 2

Ans: c




Beheh

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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