Levels of Processing Description

Memory is a consequence of how we process information, the deeper the process the easier it will be remembered
Information that is attended to on the basis of how it looks is not very durable
Most durable information is that which has been attended to semantically
The theory distinguishes between maintenance rehearsal and elaborative rehearsal
1. Maintenance rehearsal simply retains items for the time being
2. Elaborative rehearsal expands upon material and creates more lasting memories
Deep processing which is a form of elaborative rehearsal produces longer lasting memory traces
The 3 levels of processing are
1. Structural: What something looks like
2. Phonetic: what something sounds like
3. Semantic: what something means

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	Created by pmfisher1996 about 11 years ago