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Levels of processing versus transfer appropriate processing

1977; Academic Press; Volume: 16; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0022-5371(77)80016-9

1878-4097

Catherine Morris, John D. Bransford, Jeffery J. Franks,

Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes

Levels of processing were manipulated as a function of acquisition task and type of recognition test in three experiments. Experiment 1 showed that semantic acquisition was superior to rhyme acquisition given a standard recognition test, whereas rhyme acquisition was superior to semantic acquisition given a rhyming recognition test. The former finding supports, while the latter finding contradicts, the levels of processing claim that depth of processing leads to stronger memory traces. Experiment 2 replicated these findings using both immediate and delayed recognition tests. Experiment 3 indicated that these effects were not dependent upon the number of times a rhyme sound was presented during acquisition. Results are interpreted in terms of an alternate framework involving transfer appropriate processing.