Question

Raul can remember exactly where on the page in his textbook he saw a picture of a pie chart about the percentages of the U.S. population that say their favorite colors are either red, yellow, green, blue, or purple. This is an example of ________ encoding.

Answer 1

Answer:

Visual encoding

Explanation:

There are four different types of encoding:

1. Visual encoding: Refers to the creation of mental images to create memories.
2. Semantic encoding: Refers to the use of sensory input with specific meaning to create memories. By example using mnemonics to remember a concept.
3. Acoustic encoding: Refers to the use of hearing to create memories
4. Tactile encoding: It refers to the use of touching to remember information and creating memories.

In this example, Raul can remember exactly where on the page of his textbook he saw a picture of a pie chart, this means that Raul has a mental image that refers to this pie chart and therefore he is using Visual encoding.