What is the function of the Inner Scribe within the Visuospatial Sketchpad?

• A. Handles spatial arrangements and movement within the visual field
• B. Stores phonological information
• C. Links WM to LTM
• D. Receives long-term memory cues

Answer: (A)

The Inner Scribe is the spatial processing part of the Visuospatial Sketchpad. It handles how objects are arranged in space and tracks their movement, so you can mentally manipulate locations and relationships as things change. This lets you imagine rotating objects, navigating a route in your head, or keeping track of where items are in a scene as you move around it. It works with the Visual Cache to maintain visual details and with the Central Executive to update the mental spatial map as needed. The other options point to different memory components—phonological information is handled by the verbal/phonological loop, linking WM to long-term memory involves other mechanisms like the episodic buffer—so they don’t describe the specific spatial update function of the Inner Scribe.