Levels-of-Processing Experiment

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The Levels-of-Processing Experiment
According to the levels-of-processing approach to memory, materials that undergo more analyses and processing are more likely to be remembered than materials that undergo less processing. The levels-of-processing experiment explores this concept of memory retention. It requires participants to judge three different relationships between two words. This judgment phase is followed by a memory test of the words.
In phase I, three words appear on each trial. The middle word is either a synonym, rhyme, or letters. When the middle word is letters, combinations of the letters c and v (standing for consonant and vowel) appear on the right.
In case synonym or rhyme is the middle word, the participants need to determine whether the other two words are synonyms or whether they rhyme. In case letters is the middle word, the participants need to determine whether the word on the left matches the consonant-vowel combination on the right.
In phase II, the participants are asked whether the word appearing on the screen was present in phase I.
Note: It is advisory to attempt phase I before attempting phase II. Were you the most accurate with the synonym task and the least accurate with the letters task?Could the letters task actually result in a higher level of processing?
Expert Opinion
The judgments in phase I require different levels of processing. For instance, matching letters requires minimal processing, while determining whether words are synonyms requires more processing. According to the levels-of-processing experiment, the rhyme task requires more processing than the letters task but less processing than the synonym task.
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The Levels-of-Processing Experiment In phase I, three words appear on each trial. The middle word is either a synonym, rhyme, or letters. When the middle word is letters, combinations of the letters c and v (standing for consonant and vowel) appear on the right. In case synonym or rhyme is the middle word, the participants need to determine whether the other two words are synonyms or whether they rhyme. In case letters is the middle word, the participants need to determine whether the word on the left matches the consonant-vowel combination on the right.
In phase II, the participants are asked whether the word appearing on the screen was present in phase I. Note: It is advisory to attempt phase I before attempting phase II. Were you the most accurate with the synonym task and the least accurate with the letters task? Could the letters task actually result in a higher level of processing? Expert Opinion The judgments in phase I require different levels of processing. For instance, matching letters requires minimal processing, while determining whether words are synonyms requires more processing. According to the levels-of-processing experiment, the rhyme task requires more processing than the letters task but less processing than the synonym task.