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1
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what did Baddeley and Hitch base their model on?

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results from studies that used interference tasks

2
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interference task

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if participants are asked to perform two tasks simultaneously that use the same system, their performance will be affected

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example of the interference task

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saying ‘the the the’ while silently reading something is very difficult

4
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according to the working memory model…

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both these tasks use the phonological loop

5
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the phonological loop has…

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limited capacity so it can’t cope with both tasks

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performance on one, or both tasks…

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will be affected

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however, if the two taks involve different systems…

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performance isn’t affected