One Property of the Central Executive Mechanism Proposed by Baddeley

question 15

Multiple Choice

One property of the central executive mechanism proposed by Baddeley and Hitch is that

• A) it controls the phonological loop but not the visuospatial sketch pad.
• B) it is not linked to a single modality.
• C) it operates primarily over visual information.
• D) it operates primarily over auditory information.

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