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Which component of Baddeley's basic working memory model is involved in the task of rapid repetition of a word such as 'See-Saw'?

AVisuospatial sketchpad
BBounded intelligence
CPhonological loop ✓ Correct
DMetacognition
Correct answer: (C) Phonological loop
Explanation

The phonological loop handles verbal and acoustic information, so rapid repetition of a word like See-Saw uses its articulatory rehearsal process.

The visuospatial sketchpad stores visual and spatial images, not the sound of spoken words, so it is not engaged.

Bounded intelligence is not a component of Baddeley's model; it is not a memory store at all.

Metacognition is awareness and control of one's own thinking, a higher monitoring function.

The phonological loop has a phonological store plus an articulatory rehearsal loop that refreshes decaying sounds.

Baddeley's model replaced the single short-term store of Atkinson and Shiffrin's multi-store model.

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