A researcher presents participants with a list of words. She asks the participants to count the letters in the words in group 1, to come up with rhymes for the words in group 2, and to produce synonyms for the words in group 3. Later, she tests the participants' memory for all of the words. Going from best to worst, which pattern correctly indicates how well words in each group will be remembered?
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 3, 2, 1
C) 3, 1, 2
D) There is no basis for predicting differences among the groups.

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This pattern is based on the levels of processing theory, which suggests that deeper, semantic processing (like generating synonyms) leads to better memory retention than shallower processing (like counting letters or generating rhymes).

A Researcher Presents Participants with a List of Words