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April 2012 PMID 21961947

Working memory: theories, models, and controversies.

Alan Baddeley

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The discussions reflect a strong interest in Baddeley's work, with mentions of his famous lecture and updates on his models, showing scholarly engagement. Participants use respectful and analytical language, such as referencing model revisions and theoretical debates, which highlights a thoughtful engagement with the publication's content and its impact on understanding working memory.

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The topic seems highly engaging, with many participants expressing curiosity and referencing specific theories and updates.

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Though some recognize ongoing debates, the discussions suggest this article influences thinking about working memory and cognitive models, albeit modestly.

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  • The text explains the development of the multicomponent approach to working memory, highlighting the difference between the stable overall theoretical framework and the more specific models created within it.
  • It discusses alternative models of working memory and how they relate to the main framework, emphasizing ongoing debates and differences in understanding.
  • The author also offers thoughts on future research directions and questions the usefulness of applying these models outside of controlled laboratory settings.]
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Peter Ford
@EdSacredProfane · X

Been tweeted before but this is Baddeley on Baddely's working memory models and the links to long term memory https://t.co/anKcY0yJX8

Jan 2, 2020 · 28 likes · 8 shares · 2,275 followers View post →
Jesus Ramirez-Bermudez
@JRBneuropsiq · X

A wonderful lecture by Alan Baddeley, showing the historical foundations of his conceptualization of working memory https://t.co/7Kyx5BYNxu

Apr 1, 2024 · 24 likes · 7 shares · 31,156 followers View post →
Learning & the Brain
@learningandtheb · X

A handy recap of working memory theories and controversies, by Alan Baddeley -- a founding scholar in the field. It's amazing that a psychology concept can be a) essential and b) still incompletely understood. h/t Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane https://t.co/ba6SmBWCD8 https://t.co/yHGHRnwMau

Jan 21, 2020 · 12 likes · 11 shares · 14,179 followers View post →
Minutos Psíquicos
@minutopsiquico · X

VÍDEO NOVO: ESQUEÇA MENOS DAS COISAS COM ESSAS 7 DICAS CIENTÍFICAS https://t.co/ymYmOR7igF https://t.co/bvPRvLESJP

Sep 25, 2020 · 11 likes · 2 shares · 8,384 followers View post →
سـعـد | Saad
@NeuroSaad · X

مراجعة علمية للذاكرة العاملة: نظرياتها ونماذجها والخلافات العلمية حول الموضوع، لأحد أهم روادها: Alan Baddeley، متاحة مجاناً للمهتمين. https://t.co/okyLjgwnMu

Feb 26, 2020 · 6 likes · 2,157 followers View post →
HelenMyers
@HelenMyers · X

@spsmith45 @MartinaBex @rjmcdonald24 @gianfrancocont9 @BotonesSalgado @SisaSilvia4 @liamprinter @joedale @VEverettmfl @morganmfl @MrVinalesMFL @jean_pjtwood @simograv @MissFedrizzi @valleseco @madamednmichael @nowMrsMFL @CristaHazell @ludi_jones @TeacheryDiaz @SrMadel @motclasspodcast I was able to concentrate for about a quarter of this article .. but it was helpful and I will return to it! https://t.co/Akt2WkHZJ6

Jun 7, 2021 · 4 likes · 11,956 followers View post →

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sofia
@sofiamendoncaa · X

Referências Bibliográficas: BADDELEY, Alan. Working memory: Theories, models, and controversies. Annual review of psychology, v. 63, n. 1, p. 1-29, 2012. POLDRACK, Russell A. The future of fMRI in cognitive neuroscience. Neuroimage, v. 62, n. 2, p. 1216-1220, 2012. ROCK,

Aug 22, 2025 · 9,562 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@olicav @econteaching1 Not sure. Sweller certainly didn't believe in the central executive, because of 'infinite regress' (what controls the controller). But imo misses the point. I would be more aligned with Baddeley. https://t.co/9XbKU1M2pA https://t.co/pj9RMDXGYt

Jul 8, 2025 · 1 like · 6,205 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@greeborunner @TPLTD @dylanwiliam @C_Hendrick @olicav @dperkinsed @ThoughtStretchr Yes, but like to echo Baddeley's comment on adding the Central Executive to his model: "Although I was reluctant to add further systems to the multicomponent theory, I felt that one in 25 years was perhaps acceptable."

Jan 7, 2025 · 1 like · 6,205 followers View post →
DevRelPuzzle
@DevRelPuzzle · X

@artistaincomp @GregorioLuri Algunos ejemplos de "aristas" en cuanto al amplio tema de la memoria y su uso. A modo ilustrativo: https://t.co/nhiC1Xaj17 https://t.co/GgZoj1JCH2

Apr 14, 2024 · 244 followers View post →
Dyz̶er Nihil ψ
@Dyzer_Nihil · X

RT @JRBneuropsiq: A wonderful lecture by Alan Baddeley, showing the historical foundations of his conceptualization of working memory https…

Apr 1, 2024 · 7 shares · 1,222 followers View post →
Concha Fernández Ramírez #yoteescucho
@FdezRamirezTDAH · X

RT @JRBneuropsiq: A wonderful lecture by Alan Baddeley, showing the historical foundations of his conceptualization of working memory https…

Apr 1, 2024 · 7 shares · 1,867 followers View post →
Carlos Rebolleda
@RebolledaGil · X

RT @JRBneuropsiq: A wonderful lecture by Alan Baddeley, showing the historical foundations of his conceptualization of working memory https…

Apr 1, 2024 · 7 shares · 7,744 followers View post →
Adulto pseudofuncional
@Mr_Acido · X

RT @JRBneuropsiq: A wonderful lecture by Alan Baddeley, showing the historical foundations of his conceptualization of working memory https…

Apr 1, 2024 · 7 shares · 491 followers View post →
Umberto León Domínguez
@umbertoleon · X

RT @JRBneuropsiq: A wonderful lecture by Alan Baddeley, showing the historical foundations of his conceptualization of working memory https…

Apr 1, 2024 · 7 shares · 5,270 followers View post →
Sergio Valladares ☠️
@SrValladares · X

RT @JRBneuropsiq: A wonderful lecture by Alan Baddeley, showing the historical foundations of his conceptualization of working memory https…

Apr 1, 2024 · 7 shares · 1,919 followers View post →
Jesus Ramirez-Bermudez
@JRBneuropsiq · X

A wonderful lecture by Alan Baddeley, showing the historical foundations of his conceptualization of working memory https://t.co/7Kyx5BYNxu

Apr 1, 2024 · 24 likes · 7 shares · 31,156 followers View post →
Simon Tombs
@tombssimon · X

RT @cbokhove: Baddeley “Although I was reluctant to add further systems to the multicomponent theory, I felt that one in 25 years was perha…

Mar 5, 2024 · 1 share · 212 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

Baddeley “Although I was reluctant to add further systems to the multicomponent theory, I felt that one in 25 years was perhaps acceptable.” https://t.co/PErvKi5F5R

Mar 5, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share · 6,205 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

I mean, Baddeley, in this great review states he thought his model/theory could perhaps have a new element after some decades. You adjust a theory but not too much. Admittedly, 'too much' here is as clear as 'too much' load'

Mar 4, 2024 · 6,205 followers View post →
Terapia ocupacional
@TerapiaUBU · X

Working memory: theories, models, and controversies - PubMed https://t.co/TFIVoFn5dp https://t.co/aiqWWpSokb

Feb 10, 2024 · 4,454 followers View post →
oliver caviglioli
@olicav · X

RT @cbokhove: @CMooreAnderson @olicav Contrast with Baddeley “Although I was reluctant to add further systems to the multicomponent theory,…

Sep 22, 2023 · 1 share · 36,614 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@CMooreAnderson @olicav Contrast with Baddeley “Although I was reluctant to add further systems to the multicomponent theory, I felt that one in 25 years was perhaps acceptable.” - https://t.co/PErvKi5F5R

Sep 22, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 6,205 followers View post →
Annual Reviews
@AnnualReviews · X

Feb 28, 2023 · 12,113 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@benwilbrink Ja. En ook mooi https://t.co/ErhWYZOcsJ

Jan 31, 2022 · 1 like · 6,205 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@marcxsmith Baddeley also confirms that in https://t.co/A4ysCwKQvW - always have to smile when people dismiss it but imo then propose no viable mechanism for exec functions. https://t.co/I6X7rrYSaq

Oct 3, 2021 · 1 like · 6,205 followers View post →
Gisbert van Ginkel
@GvanGinkel · X

@dodiscimus In text I like this one https://t.co/c8YMS2L4wy I'm not sure what you mean by CCF?

Sep 3, 2021 · 732 followers View post →
Gisbert van Ginkel
@GvanGinkel · X

I have a hunch which videoclip every ITT bidder will be incorporating in their curriculum documentation for the new #ITTmarketreview https://t.co/ylRocbCn8m

Aug 31, 2021 · 1 like · 733 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@agittner @marcxsmith I thought Baddeley himself on it quite good https://t.co/ErhWYZOcsJ But does build on Baddeley

Aug 21, 2021 · 1 like · 6,205 followers View post →
Jordan James Etem
@JordanJamesEtem · X

@emilydparker Baddeley A (2012) Working memory: theories, models, and controversies. Annu Rev Psychol 63:1–29 @tyler @cameron

Aug 10, 2021 · 12,659 followers View post →
Jordan James Etem
@JordanJamesEtem · X

Baddeley A (2012) Working memory: theories, models, and controversies. Annu Rev Psychol 63:1–29 $DELL $TSLA $ACN $MSFT $INTC $TWTR $NOW $ORCL @elonmusk @Tesla https://t.co/jwHykQIXdL

Aug 6, 2021 · 12,659 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@GvanGinkel @CasperHuls @pikloen Hangt er van af of je CE als separaat iets ziet. Het gaat om executieve functies. Je zult nmm in ieder geval een plausibel mechanism moeten hebben voor die functies. Niet ‘evolutie’ of ‘ltm doet dat wel eventjes’. Baddeley zelf: https://t.co/A4ysCwKQvW https://t.co/t4EbuuC3Ac

Jun 27, 2021 · 1 like · 6,205 followers View post →
HelenMyers
@HelenMyers · X

@spsmith45 @MartinaBex @rjmcdonald24 @gianfrancocont9 @BotonesSalgado @SisaSilvia4 @liamprinter @joedale @VEverettmfl @morganmfl @MrVinalesMFL @jean_pjtwood @simograv @MissFedrizzi @valleseco @madamednmichael @nowMrsMFL @CristaHazell @ludi_jones @TeacheryDiaz @SrMadel @motclasspodcast I was able to concentrate for about a quarter of this article .. but it was helpful and I will return to it! https://t.co/Akt2WkHZJ6

Jun 7, 2021 · 4 likes · 11,956 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@marcxsmith Baddeley wrote a 2012 update on the 'homunculus' as well. In https://t.co/A4ysCwKQvW

May 25, 2021 · 1 like · 6,205 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@MaineyClaire Note also that Baddeley acknowledges that CE has issue of ‘infinite regress’ but that it is a useful model to describe four executive functions that need to be dealt with, see https://t.co/2u3ISm9UKs - I don’t think the ‘LTM-as-CE’ explanation very clear how those functions met.

May 7, 2021 · 6,205 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@LimesWright @bfcembf @mrbartonmaths I do think CLT changes and adds too much too soon. There’s a paper where Baddeley describes how he thought that one change, the episodic buffer, in 25 years perhaps was acceptable. https://t.co/A4ysCwKQvW

May 7, 2021 · 1 like · 6,205 followers View post →
Virpi Kalakoski
@VirpiKalakoski · X

Alan Baddeley avaa tässä tiedon ja teorian rakentumisen vaiheita: miten #työmuisti'n monivarastomalli on kehittynyt nollasta tämän päivän aktiivisen tutkimuksen kohteeksi. Onkohan kenenkään toisen #kognitio #psykologi tutkimuksiin viitattu yhtä paljon? https://t.co/PNVlz9yctV https://t.co/VM1WcLAB7I

Mar 24, 2021 · 1 like · 740 followers View post →
Vagner Castro 1️⃣3️⃣
@Vagner_180 · X

RT @minutopsiquicos: VÍDEO NOVO: ESQUEÇA MENOS DAS COISAS COM ESSAS 7 DICAS CIENTÍFICAS https://t.co/ymYmOR7igF https://t.co/bvPRvLESJP

Sep 25, 2020 · 2 shares · 89 followers View post →
Satanás de saia
@Desnecessara · X

RT @minutopsiquicos: VÍDEO NOVO: ESQUEÇA MENOS DAS COISAS COM ESSAS 7 DICAS CIENTÍFICAS https://t.co/ymYmOR7igF https://t.co/bvPRvLESJP

Sep 25, 2020 · 2 shares · 674 followers View post →
Minutos Psíquicos
@minutopsiquico · X

VÍDEO NOVO: ESQUEÇA MENOS DAS COISAS COM ESSAS 7 DICAS CIENTÍFICAS https://t.co/ymYmOR7igF https://t.co/bvPRvLESJP

Sep 25, 2020 · 11 likes · 2 shares · 8,384 followers View post →
Charles Thomas Wild
@CharlesThomasW7 · X

Working Memory: Theories, Models, and Controversies ...www.annualreviews.org › annurev-psych-120710-100422 The term “working memory” evolved from the earlier concept of

Aug 17, 2020 · 356 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@pimcbe @DonaldClark @CasperHuls Yes, 1. Focussing attention 2. divide attention between two important targets or stimulus streams 3. Task switching 4. Capacity to interface with Long Term Memory. According to Baddeley https://t.co/A4ysCwKQvW Also https://t.co/qAsuXWtcEk

Aug 4, 2020 · 6,205 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@olicav @applePulp @benwilbrink https://t.co/A4ysCwKQvW https://t.co/xF1FHhNC2t

Jul 29, 2020 · 1 like · 6,205 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@LimesWright @mikehobbiss There are quite a few obstacles to overcome when it comes to different models and differences/similarities. IIRC attention also linked to visual binding. Any way, though Baddeley's 'update' in https://t.co/A4ysCx2rnu mentions many of them.

Jun 22, 2020 · 1 like · 6,205 followers View post →
Linzi Weatherson
@LipspeakerLinzi · X

Fantastic clip of @AlanBaddeleyA giving a lecture in Psychology: Working Memory: Theories, Models and Controversies

Jun 3, 2020 · 1 like · 1,194 followers View post →
Christina
@cwodtke · X

Working memory https://t.co/11WejVa6vz cc/ @nickf

May 29, 2020 · 1 like · 20,812 followers View post →
David Travis
@userfocus · X

Working Memory: Theories, Models, and Controversies by Alan Baddeley. (Why? Understanding human memory is a core competence in human-computer interaction.) https://t.co/YGRQP7Rb0g (4/9)

Mar 19, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 13,739 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@RMoynihanOCC From what I understand about it, CE is often seen more as a separate 'entity' while the function more describes what it needs to do. The section on it by Baddeley himself in https://t.co/ErhWYZOcsJ is useful.

Mar 9, 2020 · 6,205 followers View post →
سـعـد | Saad
@NeuroSaad · X

مراجعة علمية للذاكرة العاملة: نظرياتها ونماذجها والخلافات العلمية حول الموضوع، لأحد أهم روادها: Alan Baddeley، متاحة مجاناً للمهتمين. https://t.co/okyLjgwnMu

Feb 26, 2020 · 6 likes · 2,157 followers View post →
Peter Ford
@EdSacredProfane · X

@RMoynihanOCC @Sue_Cowley I think they are coming at it from the perspective of education and cognitive load theory rather than psychology. This might be useful Alan Baddeley "Working Memory: Theories, Models, and Controversies" https://t.co/m3odrThwGh

Feb 17, 2020 · 1 like · 2,275 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@mpershan @EdSacredProfane @MrBlachford In 2011 he still thought the homunculus couldn’t be ‘pensioned off’ as separate entity. https://t.co/3gghV9vyBb https://t.co/MtzESfAgEz

Jan 26, 2020 · 2 likes · 6,205 followers View post →
Chris McDonald 
@chrismcd53 · X

RT @learningandtheb: A handy recap of working memory theories and controversies, by Alan Baddeley -- a founding scholar in the field. It's…

Jan 21, 2020 · 11 shares · 2,903 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

RT @learningandtheb: A handy recap of working memory theories and controversies, by Alan Baddeley -- a founding scholar in the field. It's…

Jan 21, 2020 · 11 shares · 6,205 followers View post →
Kat Stern
@KatStern4 · X

RT @learningandtheb: A handy recap of working memory theories and controversies, by Alan Baddeley -- a founding scholar in the field. It's…

Jan 21, 2020 · 11 shares · 878 followers View post →
Psychological Sciences Learning Support Office
@Psych_BBK · X

RT @learningandtheb: A handy recap of working memory theories and controversies, by Alan Baddeley -- a founding scholar in the field. It's…

Jan 21, 2020 · 11 shares · 419 followers View post →
Maciej Jakubowski
@JakubowskiEvid · X

RT @learningandtheb: A handy recap of working memory theories and controversies, by Alan Baddeley -- a founding scholar in the field. It's…

Jan 21, 2020 · 11 shares · 1,604 followers View post →
Peter Ford
@EdSacredProfane · X

RT @learningandtheb: A handy recap of working memory theories and controversies, by Alan Baddeley -- a founding scholar in the field. It's…

Jan 21, 2020 · 11 shares · 2,275 followers View post →
Learning & the Brain
@learningandtheb · X

A handy recap of working memory theories and controversies, by Alan Baddeley -- a founding scholar in the field. It's amazing that a psychology concept can be a) essential and b) still incompletely understood. h/t Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane https://t.co/ba6SmBWCD8 https://t.co/yHGHRnwMau

Jan 21, 2020 · 12 likes · 11 shares · 14,179 followers View post →
BildungEdu
@BildungEdu · X

RT @EdSacredProfane: Been tweeted before but this is Baddeley on Baddely's working memory models and the links to long term memory https://…

Jan 6, 2020 · 8 shares · 255 followers View post →
Camino Miguélez
@Caminomig · X

RT @EdSacredProfane: Been tweeted before but this is Baddeley on Baddely's working memory models and the links to long term memory https://…

Jan 4, 2020 · 8 shares · 140 followers View post →
Niche gone to BlueSky & Threads
@Mr_N_Wood · X

RT @EdSacredProfane: Been tweeted before but this is Baddeley on Baddely's working memory models and the links to long term memory https://…

Jan 3, 2020 · 8 shares · 6,427 followers View post →
Paul Ganderton
@ecogeog · X

RT @EdSacredProfane: Been tweeted before but this is Baddeley on Baddely's working memory models and the links to long term memory https://…

Jan 3, 2020 · 8 shares · 1,316 followers View post →
Maciej Jakubowski
@JakubowskiEvid · X

RT @EdSacredProfane: Been tweeted before but this is Baddeley on Baddely's working memory models and the links to long term memory https://…

Jan 3, 2020 · 8 shares · 1,604 followers View post →
Mar ía San Día
@innvierna · X

RT @EdSacredProfane: Been tweeted before but this is Baddeley on Baddely's working memory models and the links to long term memory https://…

Jan 3, 2020 · 8 shares · 370 followers View post →
Matt Slocombe
@matthewslocombe · X

RT @EdSacredProfane: Been tweeted before but this is Baddeley on Baddely's working memory models and the links to long term memory https://…

Jan 2, 2020 · 8 shares · 1,439 followers View post →
Peter Ford
@EdSacredProfane · X

Been tweeted before but this is Baddeley on Baddely's working memory models and the links to long term memory https://t.co/anKcY0yJX8

Jan 2, 2020 · 28 likes · 8 shares · 2,275 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@marcmaths @oldandrewuk @matthewslocombe Sweller (2005) was hard to get by so would suggest for Sweller’s view on Central Executive you look at his chapter, Sweller (2003) in https://t.co/ztVTdUlOAT Would suggest you also ead Baddeley’s own view on Central Executive https://t.co/2u3ISm9UKs

Jan 1, 2020 · 1 like · 6,205 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

Another interesting view is that of Baddeley himself...indeed ‘homunculi’ do pose an issue, see https://t.co/2u3ISm9UKs on the Central Executive. https://t.co/VqIlcCqf3k

Jan 1, 2020 · 6,205 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@Keith_Turvey Yes, that is the case, although here frequent fundamental changes almost seem by design. Yesterday read how Cowan felt a bit guilty about adding the Episodic Buffer but "I felt that one in 25 years was perhaps acceptable" - a change that is https://t.co/A4ysCwKQvW

Dec 18, 2019 · 1 like · 6,205 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

@matthewslocombe @RMoynihanOCC @JanBransen It is interesting that Cowan has some time for this ‘homunculus’ argument on page 13 in https://t.co/2u3ISm9UKs but uses it more as describing what functions need to be done. Even if you say ‘LTM does this’ you also need some support for this.

Dec 17, 2019 · 1 like · 6,205 followers View post →
Jayaram Krish
@jayaram26 · X

Working Memory: Theories, Models, and Controversies https://t.co/1lzh4ySVhc

Jul 2, 2019 · 594 followers View post →
ScienceOpen Research
@SO_Research · X

‘Working #Memory: #Theories, #Models, and #Controversies’ an article on #ScienceOpen: https://t.co/H6yce0HEYW

Feb 11, 2019 · 1,240 followers View post →
Julie Stewart
@Juliestbn1 · X

@JulesDaulby @DavidDidau @ManYanaEd @JarlathOBrien @thepetitioner https://t.co/lWS8KT8nwh

Jan 13, 2019 · 368 followers View post →