Working memory task
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Working Memory Task
Thanks to Stanford Cognition Text
DIRECTIONS
Move each slide in a quick fashion
You will have a final direction at end
- Read math equation for accuracy
- Say "yes" or "no" quietly
- Memorize word at end of problem
- CLICK TO NEXT SLIDE QUICKLY
- Have pen, pencil ready
Is (5 x 3) + 4 = 17? BOOK
Click to next slide as quickly as possible
Is (6 x 2) - 3 = 8? HOUSE
Click to next slide as quickly as possible
Is (4 x 4) - 4 = 12? JACKET
Click to next slide as quickly as possible
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Is (3 x 7) + 6 = 27? CAT
Click to next slide as quickly as possible
Is (4 x 8) - 2 = 31? PEN
Click to next slide as quickly as possible
Is (9 x 2) + 6 = 24 WATER
Click to next slide as quickly as possible
CLICK TO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
WITHOUT looking back
WRITE WORDS IN ORDER (answers next slide)
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- BOOK 6. WATER
- HOUSE
- JACKET
- CAT
- PEN
STOP
wait for further instruction
Baddley Working Memory
and Atkinson-Shiffrin model
Read next slide in your mind
What part of Atkinson-Shiffrin or Baddley?
7 5 9 4 1 3 2
Did you hear a voice in your head?
Mind's ear or verbal working memory
Phonological similarity effect
Phonologically similar words
Try holding these two strings of letters
in working memory, one after the other
K F Y L R Q D B C T P G
Repeat repeat
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D B C T P G K F Y L R Q
Which did you score better? "ee" sounding letters? Or distinct
Word length
can effect phonological loop
Not the # of syllables
but how long it takes to produce word
Which vowels are more difficult?
bishop wiggle or harpoon voodoo
IMMEDIATE RECALL TASK
I'll show slide, get pens, pencils ready
FASTER PLASTER TASTER LASTED RAFTER
Easy or difficult phonologically?
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FAMOUS MAGIC TEACHER STAYED SCREEN
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What part of brain is involved in
PHONOLOGICAL LOOP?
Are you paying ATTENTION???!!!
Why can student repeat when teacher yells, "WHAT DID I JUST SAY?
New theories
Examining role of prefrontal cortex in working memory
Discuss
Life without working memory?
