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From single store to active workspace

From single store to active workspace

Working memory model with central executive controlling the phonological loop, visuo-spatial sketchpad and episodic buffer, with long-term memory linked to the episodic buffer Working memory is the system that holds and manipulates information for a short time while you think. Baddeley and Hitch argued that short-term memory is not one passive box, but an active workspace with separate parts.

Working memory model Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Working memory model

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel A Level Psychology Working memory model for A Level Psychology. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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