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Direct linkGallo, David A.; Meadow, Nathaniel G.; Johnson, Elizabeth L.; Foster, Katherine T. – Journal of Memory and Language, 2008
Thinking about the meaning of studied words (deep processing) enhances memory on typical recognition tests, relative to focusing on perceptual features (shallow processing). One explanation for this levels-of-processing effect is that deep processing leads to the encoding of more distinctive representations (i.e., more unique semantic or…
Descriptors: Semantics, Memory, Familiarity, Heuristics
