From which memory must a response strategy originate if there is nothing in short-term memory (STM)?

From which memory must a response strategy originate if there is nothing in short-term memory (STM)?

• A. Long term memory (LTM)
• B. Short term sensory store (STSS)
• C. Short term memory (STM)
• D. Cerebellum

Answer: (A)

When there is nothing in short-term memory, the response strategy must come from long-term memory. Long-term memory stores learned procedures, rules, and past experiences that you can retrieve to guide what you do next. These retrieved strategies are brought into working memory to be used for the action. The short-term sensory store only holds fleeting sensory information and isn’t a source of strategic knowledge. Short-term memory is the current workspace, and if it’s empty there’s nothing to manipulate until you retrieve something from long-term memory. The cerebellum plays a role in motor control and procedural skills but isn’t the source of the deliberate strategy you apply in a new or uncertain situation.

When there is nothing in short-term memory, the response strategy must come from long-term memory. Long-term memory stores learned procedures, rules, and past experiences that you can retrieve to guide what you do next. These retrieved strategies are brought into working memory to be used for the action. The short-term sensory store only holds fleeting sensory information and isn’t a source of strategic knowledge. Short-term memory is the current workspace, and if it’s empty there’s nothing to manipulate until you retrieve something from long-term memory. The cerebellum plays a role in motor control and procedural skills but isn’t the source of the deliberate strategy you apply in a new or uncertain situation.