Encoding words based on the appearance of the word's letters involves
A) the spacing effect.
B) shallow processing.
C) the testing effect.
D) distributed practice.

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Encoding words based on the appearance of the word's letters is an example of shallow processing, where the information is processed on a surface level and not deeply analyzed or connected to existing knowledge. The spacing effect, testing effect, and distributed practice all involve different techniques for enhancing memory and learning, but they are not directly related to encoding words based on their appearance.

Encoding Words Based on the Appearance of the Word's Letters