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Transfer-Appropriate Processing

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Transfer-Appropriate Processing

According to transfer-appropriate processing, we remember things best when we study in the way we will be tested.



If, for example, your final test will be a rhyme recognition test, then you should study using phonological encoding rather than the deeper semantic encoding.

Practice: Transfer-Appropriate Processing

If you were going to be tested on your recognition of various pieces of music, it would be best to study by using which type of processing?