If someone were to ask you how many windows there are in your house, you might form a mental picture of your house in order to answer the question. According to the view suggested by Alan Baddeley, the ________ component of working memory would be used to form the mental image.

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The visuospatial sketchpad component of Alan Baddeley's model of working memory is responsible for the temporary storage and manipulation of visual and spatial information, such as forming a mental image of one's house to count the windows.  The visuospatial sketchpad uses spatial and visual information to form mental pictures of things from which details can be estimated.

If Someone Were to Ask You How Many Windows There