Corresponding to Glenberg's distinction between the
automatic and effortful modes of memory, I propose a distinction
between cued and detached mental representations. A cued
representation stands for something that is present in the external
situation of the representing organism, while a detached
representation stands for objects or events that are not present in
the current situation. This distinction is important for understanding
the role of memory in different cognitive functions like planning and
pretense.
