The cognitive model of writing proposes that the central executive plays an important role when we write. Specifically, the central executive
a. establishes that the text has been transferred to sensory memory.
b. stores the actual words that we intend to write.
c. integrates information from different components of working memory.
d. establishes the connection weights that are responsible for parallel distributed processing.
Question 2Chapter 10 pointed out that people who are working on a writing assignment are operating on a full-time cognitive overload. This phrase suggests that
a. people need to write down phrases as soon as they are created, to reduce this overload problem.
b. decision making is a central component of writing, so that writers can reject ideas that are not productive.
c. it's important to transfer ideas from working memory to long-term memory, prior to writing them down.
d. writers typically use all the components of working memory, as well as long-term memory.
Question 3Chapter 10 discussed research by Kellogg and his colleagues, which examined the cognitive components of writing. According to this research,
a. the phonological loop does not appear to be involved during any form of writing.
b. the phonological loop is involved when we write a complete sentence, but not when we are writing a short word.
c. the spatial component of the visuospatial sketchpad is involved when we are writing about concrete nouns.
d. the visual component of the visuospatial sketchpad is involved when we are writing about abstract concepts.
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