Remembering what you ate for lunch without trying is an example of:
ASemantic encoding
BAutomatic processing
CEffortful processing
DElaborative rehearsal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Automatic processing
1. Details of time, space and frequency encode themselves.
2. This is automatic processing.
3. Studying for a test needs effortful processing.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 8, Memory (CC BY 4.0)._
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