Which of the following correctly describes the basic levels of processing (LOP) effect?
A) The longer someone is exposed to information, the more they will encode.
B) Long-term memories are processed at a deeper level than short-term memories.
C) Thinking deeply about information leads to better encoding than shallow thinking.
D) Memories are easier to recall in the same context they were originally processed and encoded.
Answer: C
Rationale: According to the LOP model, deeply processed information is recalled much better than information that has only undergone shallow processing.
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