Craik and Lockhart challenged which assumption of previous theorists of memory consolidation?
A) Short-term memory and long-term memory appear to be physiologically distinct.
B) The time that information spends in short-term memory is the critical factor in information reaching long-term memory.
C) All of the information that gets into long-term memory must first pass through short-term memory.
D) There are different levels of memory.
E) Information in short-term memory comes only from sensory memory.

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Craik and Lockhart proposed the Levels of Processing theory, which suggests that the depth of processing affects memory retention, challenging the idea that the duration in short-term memory is crucial for transferring information to long-term memory.

Craik and Lockhart Challenged Which Assumption of Previous Theorists of Memory