Research on Training Working Memory Shows That

question 15

Multiple Choice

Research on training working memory shows that:

• A)training working memory immediately generalizes to long-term memory tasks.
• B)by training our working memory, we can boost our ability to learn and remember facts and vocabulary words.
• C)With practice, we can improve our ability to remember digit spans and other measures of working memory, but improving on these tasks does not automatically translate to better reading comprehension.
• D)memory is really not retrainable.

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Definitions:

All-or-none Response

A principle that states a neuron either fires at full strength or not at all in response to stimulation.

Action Potential

An action potential is a rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or membrane potential across a cellular membrane that is characteristic of excitable cells, such as neurons, as a means of transmission of neural information.

Graded Response

A response that varies in magnitude according to the intensity of the stimulus.

Repolarization

The process of restoring the resting state in a neuron or muscle cell after depolarization, typically signifying the recovery phase of an action potential.