Practice question · Put in order
Order the stages of the information-processing model for handling a piece of information.
- The representation is stored in memory.
- A stimulus is perceived by the senses.
- It is later retrieved when needed.
- It is encoded into a mental representation.
Hints
- The model mirrors a computer: get the input, translate it, keep it, then call it back.
- Encoding must happen before storage, and retrieval comes last.
Show the answer
- A stimulus is perceived by the senses.
- It is encoded into a mental representation.
- The representation is stored in memory.
- It is later retrieved when needed.
Why
Information is perceived, encoded into a representation, stored, and later retrieved - the computer analogy at the heart of the information-processing model. Encoding precedes storage, and retrieval is the final stage.
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