Emile, Troy and Zhang were each given a list of 500 words to memorize. Emile was asked look at a word and write down three associations for each. Troy was asked to look at a word and write down one association for each. Zhang was asked to simply look at the words. Who would you expect to recall the most words from the list?
A)Emile who was first given her list of associations for each word
B)Troy who was first given his list of associations for each word
C)Zhang who simply recalled the list
D)Emile, but only is she was first given Troy's list of associations
E)Troy, but only if he was first given Emile's list of associations

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The depth of processing theory suggests that the more deeply information is processed, the better it will be remembered. Emile, who generated three associations for each word, engaged in deeper processing than Troy, who generated one, and Zhang, who simply looked at the words.

Emile, Troy and Zhang Were Each Given a List of 500