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Levels of processing model

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A model proposing that memory is encoded at three levels from shallowest to deepest: structural, phonemic, and semantic, with deeper processing resulting in stronger memory.

AP course connection

Topic 2.3: 2.3 Introduction to Memory

Unit 2

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