The component of working memory that plans and controls its various subsystems is called the: ) central executive. b) phonological loop. c) episodic buffer. d) visuo-spatial sketchpad.

A) Central executive

Explanation:

According to the studies of Baddeley, the central executive “is responsible for monitoring and coordinating the operations of the slave system". The Central Executive is the one who receives the information of what is happening in the surroundings (and the activities that are happening) and decides which information goes to the memory and which are dealt. It helps give priority to the activities that are happening. It can be said that it focuses more in controlling processes rather than storing memory. In conclusion, we could say that it helps planning and controlling the subsytems.