Levels of Processing
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Experiment Summary
.In this experiment, there were two phases. In phase one, a word was shown then either one of two judgements: did the letters match a consonant/vowel pattern shown (such as bake- ccvc), whether the presented word has a similar meaning to another word presented (boot and shoe), or does it rhyme with a second presented word (such as rake). Then in phase two, a word was presented and you were to recognize whether the word was presented in phase one.
Independent Variable(s)
.The independent variables were the different levels of processing: either shallow (does the consonant/vowel pattern match the presented word), medium (whether presented word had similar meaning to second presented word), or deep (recalling if the presented word was shown in phase one).
Dependent Measure(s)
.The dependent measure for this experiment was the number of times the words from phase one were correctly recognized in phase two.
Expected Results
.The expected results for this experiment were that you will recognize more words in phase two from the deep level of processing in phase one and fewest words from the shawllow level of processing in phase one.
Theoretical Significance
The theoretical significance of this experiment is that the deeper the level of processing is, the better you will recall or recognize words that you have previously been presented. If you use a shallow level of processing, you will not use enough mental processes to recognize many words later, but with deeper levels of processing, you spend more time and use more mental processes and thus recognize more words later in the experiment.
