Abstract The depth of processing and the retention of words in episodic memory has been replicated in this experiment. According to this theory, words that are processed more deeply will produce higher recall rates than words that have not been processed on a deeper level. Forty undergraduate college students of different age, sex and background were tested using three levels of processing. Participants had to quickly respond by hitting Yes/No keys on the keyboard …showed first 75 words of 3251 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3251 total…model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 47, 17-25. Thapar, A., & Greene, R. L. ( 1994). Effects of level of processing on implicit and explicit tasks. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 20, 671-679. Table 1 Level of Processing (1) (2) (3) Is the word in capital letters? Does the word rhyme with___? Is the word in category___? Number of words 11 13 15 Recognized A paired t-test was performed and the results were: df________significance level______ (1) Caps - Rhyming 30 .002 (2) Caps- Categories 30 .000 (3) Rhyming- Categories 30 .000