Suppose that you have been watching a figure skating competition. You close your eyes and you try to remember how the last skater performed her final jump, then glided to the center of the rink and finished with a spin
The component of your working memory that is now most active is
a. the phonological loop.
b. the visuospatial sketchpad.
c. the episodic buffer.
d. the central executive
Ans: b
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Sam and Charles are discussing the definition of reliability. Which of the following statements accurately illustrates reliability?
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