Working Memory Model (WMM) Practice Test

If the phonological loop is damaged but the episodic buffer remains intact, what pattern would you expect?

Verbal recall would be poor due to phonological loop damage, but multimodal binding into episodes would be preserved No deficits in any WM tasks Cross-modal binding would fail Episodic memory formation would be enhanced

Correct Answer:

Verbal recall would be poor due to phonological loop damage, but multimodal binding into episodes would be preserved

Explanation:

The pattern hinges on a selective disruption: the phonological loop handles verbal information through rehearsal and phonological storage. When it’s damaged, verbal short-term memory suffers, so recall of spoken or written sequences, digits, or word-based material declines. The episodic buffer, on the other hand, binds information from different sources into a unified episode and, if it remains intact, can still integrate cross-modal information (visual, spatial, auditory) into coherent representations. So even with poor verbal recall, multimodal binding into episodes stays preserved because the episodic buffer continues to function and support cross-modal integration.

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