Gillian Is Assembling a Bookcase

question 93

Multiple Choice

Gillian is assembling a bookcase. She studies one of the diagrams in the instructions and then looks for the parts she needs and begins to put them together. According to the working memory model discussed in your textbook, which part of Gillian's memory remembers what the parts in the diagram looked like while she works?

• A) the phonological loop
• B) the central executive
• C) the episodic buffer
• D) the visuospatial sketchpad

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Definitions:

Twin-Study Method

A research method used in genetics and psychology to determine the relative importance of genetic and environmental influences on individual traits and behaviors.

Methodological Problem

Issues or challenges related to the methods used in conducting research or experiments, often impacting the validity or reliability of results.

Genetic Influences

The effects of genes inherited from parents on an individual's traits, behaviors, and susceptibility to conditions.

Monozygotic Twins

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