According to the Levels-Of-Processing Principle, Certain Memories Are Easy to Recall

question 63

Multiple Choice

According to the levels-of-processing principle, certain memories are easy to recall because we

• A) repeated them over and over to concentrate mostly on their sound.
• B) thought about their meaning while we were storing the memories.
• C) held them for an unusually long time in short-term memory before transferring them to long-term memory.
• D) stored them in the deepest layers of the cerebral cortex.

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