Levels of processing
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- Created on: 30-03-16 17:55
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- Levels of Processing Theory of Memory (Craik + Lockhart)
- Types of rehearsal
- Maintenance rehearsal
- we rehearse information in order to retain it for a short period of time. unlikely to result in strong memory
- Elaborative rehearsal
- we consider the information on a deeper level, often by giving it meaning. likely to result in a strong memory
- Maintenance rehearsal
- Information processing
- we have a central processor that handles all kinds of information and determines how it is processed
- if the information is distinctive, relevant or requires time or effort to process its likely to be processed at a deeper level
- if information is processed on a deep level it is more likely to be retained in the memory system
- Evaluation: strengths
- Hyde and Jenkins: study concluded that processing the meaning of words increased memorability
- wide applications; can be used to help aid revision and learning
- accounts for the diversity of memories stored. LOP explains the difference in memory durability by referring to depth of processing
- Evaluation: weaknesses
- many variables to determine whether a durable memory is achieved; its difficult to establish what is meant by "depth of processing"
- Morris et al: study concluded that phonetic processing resulted in better recall than semantic processing
- can only explain recall in explicit memory, not implicit memory
- criticised for being too descriptive, rather than explaining how memory works, and that referring to depth is circular logic
- doesn't account for all learning. giving meaning is not the only way we can make a durable memory trace
- Types of rehearsal
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