AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following has a tendency to be the hardest way to learn something?
A
When positive transfer occurs.
B
Using shallow processing.
C
Using elaborative rehearsal
D
Using deep processing.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The levels of processing effect predicts that when information is encoded on a deep level, it is easier to remember than when it is encoded on a shallow level. That is because if it is processed on a deep level, it is more meaningful to us.

Detailed explanation-2: -The brain has three types of memory processes: sensory register, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is true of shallow processing in memory? Physical and perceptual features are analyzed in the process of shallow processing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Deep processing involves attention to meaning and is associated with elaborative rehearsal. Shallow processing involves repetition with little attention to meaning and is associated with maintenance rehearsal.

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