Jennifer and Jeff are studying for their geography exam.Jeff is learning the states' capitals by repeating them over and over.Jennifer is incorporating information she already knows about each state into the name of the capital.While Jeff is repeating "Sacramento is the capital of California,Sacramento is the capital of California," Jennifer is saying "SacraTOMATO is the capital of California," because she knows Sacramento is in the middle of a rich agricultural valley.If the levels-of-processing theory is correct,
A) Jeff and Jennifer will do equally well on the exam.
B) Jennifer will recall the capitals and their states better than Jeff.
C) Jeff will recall the capitals and their states better than Jennifer.
D) Who does better has more to do with personality differences than with study techniques.

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The levels-of-processing theory suggests that deeper processing of information leads to better memory retention. Jennifer's incorporation of additional information about each state's capital is a deeper processing than Jeff's simple repetition. Therefore, Jennifer is likely to recall the capitals and their states better than Jeff.

Jennifer and Jeff Are Studying for Their Geography Exam