Researchers present adjectives to students followed by questions. the students are asked if the adjectives are in uppercase letters.
which type of encoding is this question designed to prompt?
a) semantic encoding
b) visual encoding
c) acoustic encoding
d) simultaneous encoding

There are four types of memory encoding: semantic, visual, acoustic and simultaneous. Mnemonic uses abbreviations or shortening of words, visual relates to the use of images, acoustic use the auditory stimuli and semantic uses the context of an object to remember something else. The answer here is A. semantic encoding