PSY 3002 Assignment The Levels-of-Processing Experiment
PSY 3002 Assignment The Levels-of-Processing Experiment
Performed the levels-of-processing experiment.
Wrote a brief introduction explaining the levels-of-processing framework.
Described the experimental methods and results in all the three conditions and identified the condition where you performed the best and the worst.
Analyzed and explained why the results differed in all the three conditions.
Summarized the report, including answers to the following questions:
Performed the levels-of-processing experiment.
Wrote a brief introduction explaining the levels-of-processing framework.
Described the experimental methods and results in all the three conditions and identified the condition where you performed the best and the worst.
Analyzed and explained why the results differed in all the three conditions.
Summarized the report, including answers to the following questions:
- Were the results in accordance with your expectations?
- Did anything about the experiment surprise you?
What factors would influence the results of the levels-of-processing experiment?
PSY 3002 Assignment The Levels-of-Processing Experimentr
- Were the results in accordance with your expectations?
- Did anything about the experiment surprise you?
What factors would influence the results of the levels-of-processing experiment?
Memory is just a by-product of the depth of processing of information, and there is no clear distinction between short term and long term memory.
Therefore, instead of concentrating on the stores/structures involved (i.e. short term memory & long term memory), this theory concentrates on the processes involved in memory.
Shallow Processing
– This takes two forms
1. Structural processing (appearance) which is when we encode only the physical qualities of something. E.g. the typeface of a word or how the letters look.
2. Phonemic processing – which is when we encode its sound.
Shallow processing only involves maintenance rehearsal (repetition to help us hold something in the STM) and leads to fairly short-term retention of information.
This is the only type of rehearsal to take place within the multi-store model.
Deep Processing
– This takes two forms
3. Semantic processing, which happens when we encode the meaning of a word and relate it to similar words with similar meaning.
Deep processing involves elaboration rehearsal which involves a more meaningful analysis (e.g. images, thinking, associations etc.) of information and leads to better recall.
For example, giving words a meaning or linking them with previous knowledge.
Deep Processing
– This takes two forms
3. Semantic processing, which happens when we encode the meaning of a word and relate it to similar words with similar meaning.
Deep processing involves elaboration rehearsal which involves a more meaningful analysis (e.g. images, thinking, associations etc.) of information and leads to better recall.
For example, giving words a meaning or linking them with previous knowledge.