In 1974, Baddeley & Hitch presented a new theory of primary memory, which distinguished itself from previous theories by splitting up the memory store into multiple components.

The Working Memory Model divides primary memory into the following parts:

• The Central Executive
• The Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad
• The Phonological Loop
• The Episodic Buffer

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