According to British psychologist Alan Baddeley's working memory model, the central executive:
A) controls attention, integrates information, and initiates retrieval.
B) is involved in organizing information in a complex network.
C) is specialized for spatial and visual material.
D) is specialized for verbal material.

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According to Baddeley's working memory model, the central executive is responsible for controlling attention, integrating information, and initiating retrieval. It is the supervisory center of working memory that directs attention to important information, coordinates information from different sources, and initiates the retrieval of information from long-term memory. Therefore, option A is the best choice. Option B is incorrect because organizing information in a complex network is the role of the visuospatial sketchpad and the phonological loop, not the central executive. Option C and D are incorrect because the central executive is not specialized for spatial/visual or verbal material.

According to British Psychologist Alan Baddeley's Working Memory Model, the Central