According to levels of processing theory, which one of the following types of processing should students use when revising?
Phonetic
Semantic
Structural
Godden and Baddeley’s study on context dependent memory found that
words were remembered better when recalled in the same environment
words were remembered better when recalled in a different environment
there was no difference in words remembered regardless of environment
words were remembered better underwater than on land in all conditions
Your teacher is demonstrating levels of processing theory and asks you a number of questions. The following questions would result in different levels of recall. Which two would result in the lowest level of recall? You must choose TWO answers.
Does it rhyme with ‘lot’?
Has it got 6 letters in it?
Is it an item of clothing?
Is it in small letters?
Is it a type of fruit?
Helen is trying to convince Shaziyah that revising by making things meaningful is better than rote learning. Which theory is Helen talking about?
Levels of processing
Agency
Social identity
Cue dependency
Kelly is doing a first aid course at her local sixth form college but has to take her test in the college’s drama studio because her normal classroom is being re-decorated. Kelly forgets most of the information she has learned. According to psychological theory, which of the following best explains Kelly’s lack of recall?
Kelly had a late night the night before.
Kelly missed lunch and she was hungry.
Kelly felt cold because the drama studio was not heated.
Kelly did not take the test in her normal classroom.