... which has a number of components. It shows that although capacity is full, STM is competent in fulfilling other tasks. The Working Memory model shows STM as being made up of 3 components: The Central Executive, Phonological or articulatory loop & the Visuo Spatial Sketchpad. The Central Executive supervises and coordinates the subsidiary systems in STM. It goes through the LTM and retrieves information required for particular tasks. In other words it shuts down the unimportant. For example when asked the colour of your car, your CE directs thought to the Visual Spatial Sketch Pad which visualises the car to be able to recall its colour. The Visuo Spatial Sketchpad analyses and manipulates visual images; images are actually seen in our minds on the "Sketchpad". Kosslyn and Schwartz who asked participants questions on the boat below proved this: They found that participants who were asked questions on the front of the boat and ...

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