The distinction between these two and procedural memory is supported by evidence. The Parallel Distributed Processing Approach Cognitive processes can be conceived as networks in which the elements exhibit multiple links. Units in the system affect other units through excitation or inhibition. Short term memory may be the currently active links Based on cog. Processes occur in parallel at distributed sites.
Memory storage is content addressable.
The last three characteristics account for our ability to reconstruct material on the basis of incomplete or faulty information.