1. © Banff and Buchan College 2004 The Working Memory Model (Baddeley and Hitch)

2. WORKING MEMORY MODEL (Baddeley & Hitch 1974) The CENTRAL EXECUTIVE controls working memory by focusing attention on one or more of sub-systems and determines flow into LTM. The VISUO-SPATIAL SKETCHPAD encodes and stores visually, limited in capacity and duration. The PHONOLOGICAL LOOP consists of ? and the PHONOLOGICAL STORE which also has a limited capacity. the ARTICULATORY PROCESS encodes acoustically and uses REHEARSAL to process information. You can illustrate working memory works by asking how many windows in your house? Components of the ….

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