Jillian is not sure that she is ready for her final exam, but once she starts the exam, she finds that she is able to accurately recall the material that she learned in class that relates to each of the questions.The main memory process that accounts for the fact that Jillian can access and utilize the information in her memory is:
A)encoding
B)storage
C)retrieval
D)acquisition

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Retrieval refers to the process of accessing and utilizing information that is stored in memory. In this scenario, Jillian is able to recall information from her memory during her exam, indicating successful retrieval. Encoding refers to the process of getting new information into memory, storage refers to holding onto that information over time, and acquisition refers to the initial process of learning or acquiring new information. While these processes are important for memory, retrieval is most relevant in this situation.

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