Jones is engaging in ___________ processing when, as he tries to encode the year 1992, he says to himself, "I'll remember 1992 because it is the year before I was born."

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Semantic processing involves the encoding of the meaning of a word and its relation to other words. Jones is associating the year 1992 with a significant personal event (the year before he was born), which involves processing the meaning and significance of the information rather than its structure or sound.

Jones Is Engaging in ___________ Processing When, as He Tries