What is the meaning of the terms ‘encoding’, ‘storage’ and ‘retrieval’?
Answers
• Encoding - Converting information or an instruction into a particular form
• Storage - The action or method of storing something for future use. Storing means accumulating.
• Retrieval - The process of getting something back from somewhere.
The terms ‘encoding’, ‘storage’ and ‘retrieval’ are related
Explanation:
The terms encoding, storage, and retrieval are the stages of memory.
Memory encoding is the process of coding the sensory information to be understood by the memory system in an acceptable form to be stored. Encoding is done by visual, acoustic or semantic coding
Memory storage defines the nature of the memory storing regions or stores and describes about where is the information stored, the duration until which the memory will be stored, capacity of the storage, and kind of information.
Memory retrieval involves retrieving memory out of its storage