Which term describes memory for sounds and spoken language in working memory?

Which term describes memory for sounds and spoken language in working memory?

• A. Phonological working memory
• B. Visual working memory
• C. Semantic working memory
• D. Procedural working memory

Answer: (A)

Phonological working memory is the part of working memory that handles sounds and spoken language. It stores auditory information briefly in a phonological store and keeps it active through an articulatory rehearsal process, like silent repetition. This helps you remember a phone number, a list of words, or new vocabulary as you try to use or learn it. Evidence comes from tasks where people rehearse aloud or subvocally; when they perform another articulatory task (like repeating a syllable) while trying to remember spoken items, recall drops, showing that rehearsal supports maintenance of verbal material. This is distinct from visual working memory, which stores images or spatial relations, and from concepts tied to meaning or to sequences of actions, which rely on different parts of memory.

Phonological working memory is the part of working memory that handles sounds and spoken language. It stores auditory information briefly in a phonological store and keeps it active through an articulatory rehearsal process, like silent repetition. This helps you remember a phone number, a list of words, or new vocabulary as you try to use or learn it. Evidence comes from tasks where people rehearse aloud or subvocally; when they perform another articulatory task (like repeating a syllable) while trying to remember spoken items, recall drops, showing that rehearsal supports maintenance of verbal material. This is distinct from visual working memory, which stores images or spatial relations, and from concepts tied to meaning or to sequences of actions, which rely on different parts of memory.