Levels of Processing and Memory
Levels of Processing and Memory 1
Abstract:
Craik and Lockhart (1972) developed a theory in which
they discussed the levels of processing. The theory states,
the more a word is processed, due to its meaning, the
better the word is retained. In our experiment we presented
subjects with a yes or no question pertaining to the meaning of a word or the appearance of a word and then measured their reaction time. Subjects were then asked to …
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