Baddeley (2000) found that subjects could recall more information when it could be linked together in a meaningful way so he proposed an additional subsystem called the _______ to explain this phenomenon.
A) phonological loop
B) episodic buffer
C) visuospatial sketchpad
D) central executive

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Baddeley proposed the episodic buffer to explain how information could be linked together in a meaningful way and recalled more efficiently. The phonological loop was already established in his original model as a subsystem responsible for the manipulation of verbal information. The visuospatial sketchpad is another established subsystem responsible for the manipulation of visual and spatial information. The central executive is the core component that controls attention and manages the other subsystems in working memory. However, it does not directly explain the phenomenon of linking information together in a meaningful way.

Baddeley (2000) Found That Subjects Could Recall More Information When