research

• Baddeley tested dual processing
• Baddeley tested the duration of the phonological loop
• Bunge tested brain activity during dual processing
• Baddeley- Dual Processing

  • got participants to track a moving light whilst doing either a visual imagery task or verbal task
  • pps found it harder to do the visual imagery task as it places demand on the same part of the working memory
• Baddeley- Duration of the phonological loop

  • participants were given a brief visual presentation of either a short syllable word or a multi-syllable word
  • results showed a 'word length effect'- pps were most likely to rmbr the short syllable word as it can be said in a shorter period
• Bunge- tested brain activity during dual processing

  • used fmri to see which parts of the brain were most active when doing two tasks.
  • there was more brain activity when doing dual tasks as it put more pressure on the brain.