Concept information
Preferred term
levels of processing theory
Definition
- Theory proposed by Craik and Lockhart (1972) according to which deeper (e.g. semantic) processing of information produces memory traces that are more durable and resistant to forgetting than shallow (perceptual) processing.
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- levels of processig hypothesis
- levels of processing model
Scope note
- The levels of processing theory is opposed to structural theories of memory: it insists on the idea that it is the encoding processes rather than the existence of different storage systems that are responsible for remembering.
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Craik, F. I. M., & Lockhart, R. S. (1972). Levels of processing: A framework for memory research. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 11(6), 671–684. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5371(72)80001-X
{{#each properties}}• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Craik, F. I. M., & Lockhart, R. S. (1972). Niveaux de traitement : un cadre pour la recherche en mémoire. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 11(6), 671–684. Traduit dans S. Nicolas & P. Piolino (2010). Anthologie de psychologie de la mémoire humaine (pp. 171-191). De Boeck.
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Craik, F. I. M., & Tulving, E. (1975). Depth of processing and the retention of words in episodic memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 104(3), 268–294. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.104.3.268
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Giboin, A. (1979). Le principe des niveaux de traitement ou principe de profondeur. L’Année Psychologique, 79(2), 623–655. https://doi.org/10.3406/psy.1979.28289
• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
- • Morris, C. D., Bransford, J. D., & Franks, J. J. (1977). Levels of processing versus transfer appropriate processing. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 16(5), 519–533. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5371(77)80016-9
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
Creator
- Frank Arnould
Theory of
In other languages
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French
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hypothèse des niveaux de traitement
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modèle des niveaux de traitement
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niveaux de traitement
URI
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