Question

Roger witnesses a burglary. When he is questioned by the police, Roger provides a vague description of the burglar, mentioning his approximate build and height, but he is unable to recall specific details. Which of the following is most likely the highest level of processing that Roger has engaged in while encoding information about the burglar?

shallowExplanationLevels of Processing

Answer 1

Shallow

Step-by-step explanation:

The levels-of-processing ,were a thesis made by by Fergus I. M. Craik and Robert S. Lockhart in 1972, in which describes memory recall of stimuli as a function of the depth of mental processing. Deeper levels of analysis produce, longer-lasting, and stronger memory traces than shallow levels of analysis. Depth of processing falls on a shallow to deep continuum. Shallow processing (e.g. Roger sense of height or memories of the burglar) leads to a fragile memory trace that is susceptible to rapid decay. Conversely, deep processing leads to a more durable memory trace.