Question

A friend claims that the faster you read, the more you remember. Use your knowledge of effortful processing and effective encoding strategies to refute your friend's claim.

Answer 1

Answer:

The slower you read, the more you remember.

Explanation:

Encoding can be defined as the process by which information is moved from the short-term memory to the long-term memory.

Effortful processing is that form of memory processing which requires attention and occurs as a conscious effect

Levels of Processing Theory stipulates that an understanding of the meaning of an information result to superior long-term memory.

These being said, I will clearly refute my friend's claim that the faster you read, the more you remember. Fast reading do not require effortful processing, an essential requirement for long-term memories. On the other hand, if a reader slowly reads to clearly understand the information, then it can lead to better long-term memory. Semantic processing, mnemonics and other memory aids are used more often when reading slowly. Hence, the slower you read, the more you remember.