Evaluation to working memory model

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P - clinical evidence from the case study KF

Ev - after a motorbike accident, KF had impaired short term memory for information presented verbally but not visually.

Ex - this suggests that his phonological loop was damaged but his visuospatial sketchpad was intact which supports the existence of the separate stores

P - further evidence for the working memory model

Ev - Braver conducted a study in which he gave participants tasks that involved the central executive and found greater activity in the left prefrontal cortex

Ex - this suggests that the central executive does exist, and it can be found in the prefrontal cortex

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P - many psychologists argue that the central executive lacks clarity

Ev - Baddeley himself said that it was the most important but least understood part of the model. We need more information on its role than just ‘attention’

Ex - therefore, the working memory model is not fully explained