ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we examine some of the research on encoding and retrieval operations with particular emphasis on the human literature. In so doing, we see what support can be gained for the theoretical arguments presented in the previous chapter. First, we see if one of the main tenets of unrestricted memory formation can be maintained, namely, the permanent registration of information passing through the sensory registers. For this to be true, there cannot be a structural difference between STM and permanent memory although there may well be functional differences. Next, the process implications of encoding strategies and imagery are discussed. Finally, we turn our attention to the interaction of encoding and retrieval operations in the context of such phenomena as encoding specificity, recall and recognition, and rehearsal effects.
