Suppose That a Study Examines Whether People Have Trouble Creating

question 18

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a study examines whether people have trouble creating a mental image of a famous painting while they are watching a cartoon on television. You would expect to find that

• A) contrary to Baddeley's theory, the phonological loop and the visuospatial sketchpad clearly work together on most tasks.
• B) people have trouble on a task that employs the visuospatial sketchpad, if they are simultaneously performing another visual task.
• C) watching the cartoon actually enhances your accuracy when you use your visuospatial sketchpad to create a mental image of a painting.
• D) people have trouble on this task unless they transfer all information to the episodic buffer.

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