Question

Yu-sheng, jocelyn, and juan are in three different introductory anthropology classes. yu-sheng's class takes a multiple-choice midterm. jocelyn's class takes a short-answer midterm. juan's class takes an essay midterm. which student(s) take(s) the midterm that requires the greatest depth of processing?

Answer 1

The essay takes the greatest depth of processing because it goes beyond memorisation. According to the levels-of-processing effect, deeper levels of analysis produce more better memory effects than shallow levels of analysis. Depth of processing can be anywhere on a spectrum from shallow to deep.