Getting information out of memory and back into awareness is called:
ARetrieval
BEncoding
CStorage
DChunking
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Retrieval
1. The three memory functions run input, hold, output.
2. Retrieval is getting the information out of memory and back into awareness.
3. It is the third function of the three.
4. Encoding is the first and storage the second.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 8 'Memory', sections 8.1-8.4_
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