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Note that the loop is atypical in having a specific and very effective process for rehearsal via vocal and subvocal articulation. , 2010), a process whereby focusing attention on an item within the episodic buffer allows continuous maintenance. This is more attentionally demanding than subvocal rehearsal, which is why we tend to use verbal rehearsal when possible. An important issue remains however, that of how WM relates to LTM. 4 in which WM is seen as providing an interface between cognition and action.
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1960) provided only an intuitive sketch of the idea of working memory, though. Does the actual theory of working memory make a difference for an understanding of second language acquisition and processing? I believe it does, for reasons that I will explain. The idea of something like working memory as a storage buffer was prevalent throughout the early phase of cognitive psychology, including well-known works, especially a book titled Communication and Perception by Broadbent (1958), moving away from behaviourism and towards a cognitive approach; and then a book chapter by Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968), emphasising the importance of modelling processes that controlled the flow of information into and out of working memory.