The function of working memory whereby we control the allocation of attention is called:
a) working attention.
b) sensory attention.
c) executive attention.
d) the focus of attention.
Question 2Baddeley proposed that the functions of the central executive might be better specified through what he termed _____ of the central executive.
a) delineation
b) fractionation
c) dissociation
d) separation
Question 3Which component of working memory serves as the gatekeeper' or capacity allocator' for the attentional system?
a) visuo-spatial sketchpad
b) episodic buffer
c) articulatory loop
d) central executive
Question 4Several researchers have examined how well deaf participants remember signs, just as listeners remember words they hear. In listening, words that sound alike are less likely to be remembered. What happens with American Sign Language?
a) Signs that are close in meaning, regardless of motion involved in the sign, are less likely to be recalled.
b) Signs whose words sound the same if said aloud are less likely to be recalled, regardless of motion involved
in the sign.
c) Signs that are made up of similar motions are less likely to be recalled.
d) There is no sign length effectall signs were remembered equally well.
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