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Understand Craik and Lockhart’s levels of processing (LoP) model of memory, which includes aspects such as input, capacity, duration, and access, noting that storage results from processing.

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Cambridge IGCSE PsychologyMemory and forgetting

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Understand Craik and Lockhart’s levels of processing (LoP) model of memory, which includes aspects such as input, capacity, duration, and access, noting that storage results from processing

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Levels of Processing

Craik and Lockhart proposed a model of memory that includes three levels of processing: structural, phonemic, and semantic. Each level represents a different depth of processing, affecting memory retention.

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