semantic encoding

semantic encoding

1. levels of processing theory

   • describes memory recall of stimuli as a function of the depth of mental processing. deeper levels of analysis produce more elaborate, longer-lasting, and stronger memory traces than shallow levels of analysis

2. transfer appropriate processing

   • Processing used to retrieve material that is the same type as was used when the material was originally studied, which improves memory retrieval
     • presents a qualification to Levels of Processing Theory

3. self reference effect

   • people's tendency to better remember information when that information has been linked to the self than when it has not been linked to the self

4. breadth of processing

   • Processing that organizes and integrates new information into previously stored information, often by making associations