Amara is a trainee air-traffic controller. During a simulation, she has to track the coordinates of three aircraft on a visual radar screen while listening to weather updates via her headset. She performs this task successfully. However, when she is asked to listen to the weather updates while also repeating a set of safety codes aloud, her performance drops significantly and she makes errors on both verbal tasks.
Discuss the working memory model of memory. Refer to Amara's experience in your answer.
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