To accommodate a finding contradicting his early model, such as one that people can hold sentences consisting of even more than 15 words in working memory, Baddeley (2000) proposed a revision of the multicomponent model that included a fourth component called the ________.
A) episodic buffer
B) visuospatial sketchpad
C) phonological loop
D) central executive

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Baddeley introduced the episodic buffer as a fourth component to his model to account for the integration of information from different sources into a coherent episode, thus accommodating findings that contradicted earlier limitations of the model, such as the ability to hold longer sentences in working memory.

To Accommodate a Finding Contradicting His Early Model, Such as One