On the first day of class,Sheila asked her professor the best way to learn and remember the material for the course.The professor responded,"Focus on identifying and understanding the meaning of the important terms and concepts." The instructor's advice supports the research on
A)state-dependent memory.
B)context-dependent memory.
C)levels of processing.
D)encoding specificity.

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The professor's advice to focus on identifying and understanding the meaning of important terms and concepts aligns with the approach of levels of processing theory, which suggests that deeper levels of processing lead to better memory retention. This involves processing the meaning of the information rather than just memorizing it at a shallow level. Therefore, the correct option is C) levels of processing. The other options, state-dependent memory, context-dependent memory, and encoding specificity, do not relate to the professor's advice to focus on understanding the material.

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