According to Baddeley's Approach to Working Memory, the Central Executive

question 18

Multiple Choice

According to Baddeley's approach to working memory, the central executive plays a role when students are studying for an exam

• A) because it is important in source-monitoring tasks.
• B) because it helps individuals who have ADHD, so that they can actually suppress competing answers.
• C) because it helps people plan how they will divide their time during studying.
• D) because it strengthens and expands the limits of the phonological loop.

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