According to British psychologist Alan Baddeley's working memory model, the phonological loop:
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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The phonological loop is specialized for verbal material, which includes speech sounds and words. It consists of a phonological store that temporarily holds auditory information and an articulatory rehearsal process that keeps the information active in working memory. This loop is commonly used when someone needs to remember a phone number or a list of words.

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