In the store model of the information-processing system, we use mental strategies to Group of answer choices refer to networks of concepts and relations that permit us to think about a wide range of situations in more advanced ways. direct the flow by coordinating information coming from the environment with information already in the system. prevent internal and external distracting stimuli from capturing our attention and cluttering working memory with irrelevant information. operate on and transform information, increasing the chances that we will retain it, use it efficiently, and think flexibly.