Shaquin finished his term paper and handed it in. As he walked out of the classroom, he realized that there were a few more things he should have included in the paper. Shaquin's problem was with the ________ component of memory.
A) encoding
B) storage
C) retrieval
D) retention

Question

Shaquin finished his term paper and handed it in. As he walked out of the classroom, he realized that there were a few more things he should have included in the paper. Shaquin's problem was with the ________ component of memory.
A) encoding
B) storage
C) retrieval 
D) retention

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Shaquin's problem is with the retrieval component of memory, which involves accessing and bringing forth stored information. He is having trouble recalling information that he has already encoded and stored in his memory.

Shaquin Finished His Term Paper and Handed It In