Working Memory .. Between “Baddeley’s” Model and the Other Models: A Theoretical Study

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This paper aims at presenting the different theoretical points of view of working memory which has become one of the most important and special concepts in cognitive psychology in the last few years due to its important role in many cognitive functions and tasks. “Baddeley’s” model is considered the most influential of these views of working memory in the different studies in this field.
The study starts with a brief definition of the working memory concept, then a review of some presented categories of working memory models according to the main idea each group of them agreed on, and then the study presents, in detail, some of these models which reveal the most known ones and which cover most theoretical approaches, with a focus on Baddeley’s multi-component model which is the basic model of the study. Furthermore it sheds light on points of similarities and differences between Baddeley’s and the other models.

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