Patrick is picking up a foreign exchange student from France at the airport.Before he goes in,he quickly looks at a photo of the student so he can recognize him,and looks up how to say "Hello.Welcome to Canada" in French.As Patrick scans the crowd for the student,he repeats the French phrase in his head.Using the working memory model,describe what each of the four components are likely doing as Patrick waits.

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The Answer is The phonological loop will be used to repeat the 'welcome to Canada' phrase in French.
The visuospatial sketchpad will be holding selected faces in the crowd in short-term memory long enough for them to be compared to a representation in LTM
The central executive will be selecting faces from the crowd to be compared to long-term memory and ensuring that the phonological buffer and visuospatial sketchpad are doing their jobs.
The episodic buffer will be putting together the sights and sounds of the airport and creating a memory of the episode.

Patrick Is Picking Up a Foreign Exchange Student from France