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Name: David Beak
The encoding process of memory is divided into 3 distinct stages: encoding - storage - retrieval. I shall break apart these three steps specifically.

Encoding can be done in 3 ways: visual, acoustic, and semantic. Respectively, they mean encoding through pictures, sound, and meaning. This is the sensory encounter with something that is encoded. For example, seeing a number in a phone book would be a type of visual encoding.

Storage is where the information goes after being encoded. here, the information is either placed in short-term memory of long-term memory. Usually, more important information gets stored in long-term memory but most information gets stored in short-term memory.

The last stage, retrieval is when we try to "retrieve" a certain memory from our brain. Short-term memory is retrieved often sequentially and long-term memory is often retrieved by associations.

In a wrap, information is encoded, then stored as memory, and is then retrieved when needed. This is the memory encoding process.

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Comment: Name: Angela Tan. Date: January 20, 2015

Great answer David! I really liked how you were detailed in listing out the different kinds of ways we could encode, store, and retrieve information. On the other hand, you could have also describe how we could encode some of our memories through effortful processing or just by automatic processing. In conclusion though, good job in including most of the details of our memory encoding process!

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