According to the Information-Processing Approach to Studying the Memory Process

question 22

Multiple Choice

According to the information-processing approach to studying the memory process, in the ________ stage, information enters in a way the system will recognize it.

• A) storage
• B) retrieval
• C) encoding
• D) decoding

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to gradually reduce anxiety and fear through the use of relaxation and exposure to feared stimuli.

Shock Therapy

A form of medical treatment involving the application of electrical current to the brain, often used in psychiatry to treat severe mental disorders.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired repeatedly with an unconditioned stimulus, begins to trigger a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally triggers a response without any need for prior learning.