An investigator asks some participants to count the number of letters in each of the names on a long list of Russian rivers. She asks other participants to pronounce each river's name and asks, for instance, "Does it rhyme with Vienna?" (for Lenna). She asks still other participants to place the river on a map and to observe into which larger body of water it flows. Which approach to memory and forgetting is this investigator most likely interested in?
A) interference theory
B) stage theory
C) script theory
D) the depth-of-processing approach

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The investigator is most likely interested in the depth-of-processing approach, which emphasizes the level at which information is processed, rather than simply the frequency or timing of its repetition. By testing different types of memory tasks, such as counting letters, pronunciation, and spatial recognition, the investigator is exploring how different levels of processing affect memory retention and forgetting.

An Investigator Asks Some Participants to Count the Number of Letters