The order of the basic memory processes in which information enters the memory system and is later used is
A)encoding, retrieval, and storage.
B)encoding, storage, and retrieval.
C)acquisition, elaboration, and storage.
D)acquisition, encoding, and retrieval.

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The order of the basic memory processes is encoding (input of information into the memory system), storage (retention of information over time), and retrieval (recovery of information from memory). Option B correctly identifies this order. Option A reverses the order of storage and retrieval, option C includes unfamiliar terms, and option D includes acquisition which is not the same as encoding.

The Order of the Basic Memory Processes in Which Information