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Question: Describe the working-memory model and evidence that supports this theory. Baddeley and Hitch (1974) describe the working memory model as 'a short-term memory system involved in the temporary processing and storage of information'. Over time, the model has been refined (Baddeley, 1986), and is considered to be the framework for the analysis of working memory in language processing. The model consists of three components: The Central Executive, The Phonological Loop and the Visuo-Spatial Sketch Pad. This essay describes each one individually, giving evidence that supports the existence of each component. Research has predominantly surrounded the 'phonological loop', and as such, more information is included about this component. Some of this evidence is experimental and some neuropsychological, looking into patients who had incurred brain damage some time in their life. The Central Executive is the primary component in the working memory model. It is believed that it coordinates activity between the Phonological loop...

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