Cognitive Psychology: Memory Models
Compare Atkinson-Shiffrin, Working Memory, and Levels of Processing models through experiment analysis and evaluation tasks.
7
sections
9
challenges
40 min
to complete
Cognitive Psychology: Memory Models is an interactive psychology lab pitched at Level 4 — Undergraduate Year 1 (Level 4 on the UK framework). It is one worked example of what EngagedLab produces when a lecturer uploads their own psychology teaching material: the platform classifies the content, structures it into a multi-section lab, and generates the retrieval-practice and challenge activities shown below.
Across 7 sections and 9 challenges (about 40 min of learner time), the lab moves beyond passive reading. Learners work through a evaluation task and other domain tasks that ask them to apply, not just recall — reasoning that is tagged against Bloom’s taxonomy so the cognitive demand is visible. Each objective and quiz question is discipline-accurate and written to UK academic conventions.
The lab sets 3 explicit learning objectives — listed in full below — and every quiz question and challenge is aligned to them, so the assessment matches the intended outcome rather than drifting into trivia. The finished lab passes EngagedLab’s 32 quality gates and exports as an offline-capable SCORM 1.2/2004 or LTI 1.3 Advantage package, so progress and scores flow back to your VLE gradebook through AGS grade passback and cmi.suspend_data state persistence.
Learning objectives
Describe the components of the multi-store model and the working memory model.
Evaluate the working memory model against evidence from dual-task studies.
Explain the levels-of-processing account and its challenge to structural models.
Try a sample quiz
Pick an answer to see instant feedback — exactly as a learner would in the generated lab.
Q1. In Baddeley and Hitch’s working memory model, which component is responsible for the manipulation of visual and spatial information?
Q2. Levels-of-processing theory predicts that deeper, semantic processing leads to:
Sample challenge
A participant can simultaneously do a verbal task and a visual-tracking task with little interference, but struggles with two verbal tasks at once. Explain how the working memory model accounts for this, and note one limitation of the model.
Hint 1
Which two subsystems are being used when the tasks are in different modalities versus the same modality?
Hint 2
Two verbal tasks compete for the single phonological loop, whereas verbal + visual tasks use separate stores; a fair limitation is that the central executive is vaguely specified and hard to test directly.
What every EngagedLab lab includes
Learning objectives
Outcome-aligned goals mapped to the qualification level.
Guided practice
Graduated hints that nudge, then scaffold — never hand over the answer.
Domain challenges
Subject-specific reasoning tasks, not generic multiple choice.
Knowledge-check quizzes
Spaced retrieval questions with instant feedback.
Case study
A multi-section scenario with stakeholder perspectives.
Reflection prompts
Metacognitive prompts that consolidate learning.
Curated reading list
4–6 further readings sorted by difficulty.