Answer: worse on tasks involving either the phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, or central executive.
Explanation: Working memory is central to the functioning of the mind. It is the ability to remember and use relevant information while in the middle of an activity. Working memory allows for the manipulation of stored information.
For example, listening to a sequence of events in a story while trying to understand what the story means.
Depression is a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.
One with depression is incapable of utilizing their working memory perfectly well.
