You want to work on an essay that you have saved on the hard drive of your computer. You search through the hierarchically organized folders on your computer until you find and open the document you want. It appears on the screen of your monitor. Relative to the information-processing system metaphor of human memory, this example is most similar to
A)storage
B)sensory memory
C)retrieval
D)encodin

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Retrieving a document from a computer's hard drive is analogous to the retrieval process in human memory, where stored information is accessed and brought into conscious awareness.

You Want to Work on an Essay That You Have