Amara is able to mentally rotate and arrange 3D CAD models of a new building on her computer screen while listening to a foreign-language radio news broadcast. However, she finds it extremely difficult to draft the written script for her presentation while listening to an informative history podcast.
Using your knowledge of the working memory model, explain why Amara can perform the first two tasks simultaneously but struggles with the second two tasks.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Working memory model with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 34 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
