What are the two subcomponents of the Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad?

• A. Visual Cache and Inner Scribe.
• B. Phonological Store and Articulatory Rehearsal Process.
• C. Central Executive and Episodic Buffer.
• D. Long-term memory and sensory store.

Answer: (A)

The Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad handles visual and spatial information, and it has two subcomponents. The Visual Cache stores visual details such as form, color, and texture—the “what you see” aspects. The Inner Scribe takes care of spatial relationships and movement—how objects are arranged in space, where they are relative to each other, and how you might manipulate that layout in your mind.

Think of it this way: you might see a chair and note its color and shape (Visual Cache), while also picturing where the chair sits in the room and how you could move around it (Inner Scribe). These two work together to let you hold and work with visual and spatial information in real time.

The other options refer to different parts of memory systems: the phonological loop (sounds and speech) with its Phonological Store and Articulatory Rehearsal; the Central Executive and Episodic Buffer as other WM components; and Long-term memory or sensory store as separate memory systems.