Jennifer and her boyfriend, Jeff, are studying their geography for the exam tomorrow. Jeff is learning the capitals of the states by repeating them over and over, essentially memorizing the names. Jennifer is using information she already knows about each state and incorporating it into the name of the capital. While Jeff is repeating, “California-Sacramento, California-Sacramento,” Jennifer is saying, “California – Sacratomato” because she knows Sacramento is in the middle of a rich agricultural valley. If the levels-of-processing theory is correct:
A. it will take more time to process the information Jennifer's way so she will learn it better
B. both Jeff and Jennifer will do equally well on the exam
C. Jennifer will be able to recall the capitals and their states better than Jeff
D. Jeff will be able to recall the capitals and their states better than Jennifer
C. Jennifer will be able to recall the capitals and their states better than Jeff
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