It is now generally accepted that
PM is not a discrete cognitive or neural construct, but rather the outcome of a series
of processes that include encoding of an intention, retention over a delay period,
retrieval at the relevant time or place and initiation of the appropriate actions needed
to carry out the intention. In addition, meta-cognitive skills are needed to monitor
and evaluate the outcome (Ellis 1996; Ellis & Freeman, 2008). Across these
processes episodic RM (defined above as the recall and recognition of past