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nramada

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on: Jun 20, 2018
Alan Baddeley chose the metaphor of a workbench to represent his model of working memory because
 
  a. his model was straightforward, just like all the components of an actual workbench.
  b. his model emphasizes the spatial components of working memory, and a workbench emphasizes spatial projects, rather than verbal projects.
  c. rehearsal is important in memory, and rehearsal is also important when you think about projects that would require a workbench.
  d. working memory focuses on a wide variety of projects, and a workbench can also handle a wide variety of projects.

Question 2

According to Alan Baddeley and his colleagues,
 
  a. short-term memory is a more useful concept than working memory because it emphasizes the short duration of this stage in a memory model.
  b. working memory is much more rigid and inflexible than previous theorists had suggested.
  c. the purpose of working memory is to hold information briefly, and then process and use this information.
  d. working memory is the verbal, activated component of long-term memory.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: d

Answer to Question 2

Ans: c


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