Yesterday, Colleen went to an interesting lecture on relationship problems. She didn't take notes, because she isn't going to be tested on the lecture. Though she made no effort to memorize any of the information the speaker presented, she is able to repeat a great deal of it to a friend. In particular, she is able to remember the parts that she felt applied to her own past relationships. Which concept explains why?
A) levels of processing
B) the Tolman effect
C) semantic encoding
D) elaborative rehearsal

Question

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Colleen's ability to remember parts of the lecture that applied to her own experiences is explained by the levels of processing theory, which suggests that information related to personal experiences is processed more deeply and thus remembered better.

Yesterday, Colleen Went to an Interesting Lecture on Relationship Problems