Question

Angel is considering how best to run several errands between his last class in the afternoon and the beginning of his shift at work 2 hours later. in his mind's eye, he sees a mental map of the town. this map helps angel factor distances, traffic, and so on into his plans. this map is in his working memory component called the:

Answer 1

Visuospatial Sketchpad

Step-by-step explanation:

Visuospatial sketchpad is a form of working memory component that uses visualization , calculation and memory recall to process an information. It aids the ability to generate an image based on an imagination or previous images seen.

It can be found around the parietto-occipital region of the right and left hemisphere but more active in the right hemisphere.

It is divided into two but dependent area which are

1. A visual store that preserve the features of perceived or generated images
2. A spatial component that may serve as a recycling function similar to subvocal rehearsal.

Answer 2

This map is in his working memory component called the "Visuospatial Sketchpad".

Visuospatial Sketchpad or as known for short (VS) is a segment of Working Memory Model presented by Alan Baddeley and Graham Hitch in 1974. The visuospatial sketchpad is the segment of one's typical mental capability which gives a virtual domain to physical reenactment, count, perception and optical memory review.