The key tasks of a memory system are to
A) encode, store, and retrieve.
B) perceive, chunk, and recall.
C) sense, understand, and rehearse.
D) process, rearrange, and simplify.
E) be exposed to, combine, and consider.

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The key tasks of a memory system are to encode information, store it, and then retrieve it later when needed. This is commonly known as the three stages of memory: encoding, storage, and retrieval. Option A is the only choice that includes all three stages. Option B includes the perceptual stage, not directly related to memory. Option C includes understanding and rehearsing, which are part of encoding and storage but not retrieval. Option D includes processing and rearranging, but not storing or retrieving. And option E includes exposure and combination, which are part of encoding, but not storing or retrieving.

The Key Tasks of a Memory System Are to