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Shallow Processing in AP Psychology

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Verified for the 2027 exam•Fiveable Content Team

Definition

Shallow processing involves structural or phonemic recognition, the encoding aspect is relatively simple or straightforward. It results in fairly immediate forgetting rather than long-term memorization.

This definition is part of Fiveable's AP Psychology review, which also has guided practice questions.

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