On the first day of class, Sheila asked her professor the best way to learn and remember the material for the course. The professor responded, "Focus on identifying and understanding the meaning of the important terms and concepts." The instructor is advocating a ___________ level of processing.

A) shallow
B) maintenance
C) deep
D) visual


Answer: C
Rationale: According to the levels of processing model, deeply processed information is recalled much better than information that has only undergone shallow processing. Understanding the meaning of important terms involves deep processing. In contrast, simply memorizing the definition of terminology would involve a shallower form of processing.

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