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Memory Models

Craik and Lockhart's levels of processing

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Overview

Shallow and deep processing, the structural, phonetic and semantic levels, understanding a skill's purpose, the hockey coach's explanation, imagery and stories, and comparison with the multi-store model.

What you need to know

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What are the three levels of processing, and what is semantic processing?

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Who proposed the levels of processing model, and when?

Process

What is the central idea of the levels of processing model?

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  1. 1

    Who proposed the levels of processing model, and when?

    Model answer

    Fergus Craik and Robert Lockhart proposed the levels of processing model in 1972. The model rejects the idea of separate memory stores.

  2. 2

    What is the central idea of the levels of processing model?

    Model answer

    How well information is remembered depends on how deeply it is processed. Deeper processing produces a stronger, longer-lasting memory.

  3. 3

    What is shallow processing?

    Model answer

    Shallow processing attends only to surface features, such as what a movement looks like or sounds like. Shallowly processed information is quickly forgotten.

  4. 4

    Name the three levels of processing, from shallowest to deepest.

    Model answer

    The three levels are structural, phonetic and semantic processing. Structural processing concerns appearance, phonetic processing concerns sound and semantic processing concerns meaning.

  5. 5

    What is semantic processing?

    Model answer

    Semantic processing attaches meaning to information, linking it to what is already known. Semantic processing is the deepest level and gives the strongest recall.

  6. 6

    How can a coach encourage deep processing of a new skill?

    Model answer

    A coach can explain why the skill is performed the way it is. Questions about the skill also make the learner think about its meaning.

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