TABLE 12-11
Parents Complain That Children Read Too Few Storybooks

question 47

Multiple Choice

TABLE 12-11
Parents complain that children read too few storybooks and watch too much television nowadays. A survey of 1,000 children reveals the following information on average time spent watching TV and average time spent reading storybooks.
$\begin{array}{l}\text { Average time spent reading story books }\\\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Aver age time spent } \\\text { watching TV }\end{array} & {\begin{array}{l}\text { Less than } \\1 \text { hour }\end{array}} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Between } \\1 \text { and 2 hours }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { More than } \\2 \text { hours }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Less than 2 hours } & 90 & 85 & 130 \\\hline \text { More than 2 hours } & 655 & 32 & 8 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$

-Referring to Table 12-11, how many children in the survey spent less than 2 hours watching TV and no more than 2 hours reading storybooks on average?

• A) 175
• B) 8
• C) 130
• D) 687

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Definitions:

Phonological Loop

A component of the working memory model that deals with the storage and manipulation of verbal and auditory information.

Visuospatial Sketchpad

A component of working memory responsible for temporarily holding and processing visual and spatial information.

Episodic Buffer

The system that binds visual and verbal information in the long-term store and retrieves information from the long-term store.

Central Executive

The part of the brain's working memory system responsible for overseeing and regulating the flow of information from and to its various components.