Dr. Fernald is conducting a memory experiment. One group of participants has to decide whether each of a list of words begins with the same letter as a target word; a second group has to determine whether each of a list of words rhymes with a target word; finally, a third group has to determine whether each of a list of words is a synonym or an antonym of a target word. Later, all participants are asked to recall the list words. According to levels-of-processing theory, which group's performance should be the highest? The lowest?
a. highest—synonym/antonym group; lowest—same letter group
b. highest—same letter group; lowest—synonym/antonym group
c. highest—rhyme group; lowest—same letter group
d. highest—synonym/antonym group; lowest—rhyme group
a. highest—synonym/antonym group; lowest—same letter group
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