Two Students Take a Memory Test Where 15 Words Were

question 25

Multiple Choice

Two students take a memory test where 15 words were projected sequentially onto a screen. Sal tried to think of rhymes for each word as it appeared on the screen, whereas Sima tried to think of ways each word could be used in a sentence. Based on research findings about levels of processing, you would predict that:

• A) Sal will have better recall of the words because he used deep processing.
• B) Sal will have poorer recall of the words because he used elaborative rehearsal.
• C) Sima will have better recall of the words because she used deep processing.
• D) The two students will have similar to equal recall of the words.

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