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Describe and discuss the working model of memory.  

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Describe and discuss the working model of memory. The term memory is defined as the faculty of remembering. Many psychologists have suggested models into the way our memory works. A model is a representation on a smaller scale of how our brain registers the information so we can remember memories, general knowledge, the things we learn etc... that are important in life. The model above is called the working memory model, it was suggested by Baddeley and Hitch in 1976. It shows the different processes of short-term memory. At the top of this model it shows the central executive (control centre) this is involved in all tasks which require attention. It has a limited capacity and can only store information briefly. It can process any information from any sensory modality, with any type of coding, and can send processing resources to any other of the components throughout this...

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