According to a study by Brooks described in your text book, it was easier for participants to remember a sentence to the degree in which it provoked a mental image
(e.g., the 3 is to the right of the 7 versus the 3 is to the slow of 7). It was easier to remember the imaginable sentences because
a) it is thought that the information is being held in the visuospatial sketchpad component of working memory.
b) the phonological loop stores information that sounds familiar for longer periods of time.
c) the participants all tested high on aesthetic ability, hence they all had vivid imaginations.
d) Brooks had showed the sentences that provoked a strong mental image for longer periods of time.
Question 2
Which of the following is true regarding the phonological loop?
a) There are two components of the phonological loop.
b) The phonological loop includes a controller for inner speech.
c) The phonological store can hold linguistic information for no more than two seconds, unless it is refreshed by inner speech. d) Only a and b are true.
e) All of the above are true.
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