Robbins et al. (ERQ w PP)

Question 1

aim

Answer 1

to investigate the nature of working memory model stores in practice

Question 2

participants

Answer 2

20 male chess players ranging in abilities

Question 3

method

Answer 3

2 conditions of which both involved viewing an arrangement of chess pieces on a board and then recreating it to an empty one
- visual and spatial interference: had to tap a particular sequence in a keypad in lap while recreating
- verbal interference: repeating “the” while recreating

Question 4

results

Answer 4

verbal: avg 16/25 (64%) correct
visual spatial: 4/25 (16%) correct

Question 5

why

Answer 5

because verbal used visuospatial and phonological systems, each working independently = there is limited interference

visual spatial both tasks (tapping and recreating) use visuospatial system and its capacity is limited

Question 6

conclusion

Answer 6

evidence that there are different slave systems that control different modalities of information as the results would not be observable if the WMM was all one system

Question 7

key terms

Answer 7

wmm
memory

Question 8

WMM