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Which of the following was NOT the case in Bower et al.'s (1969) research into the role of organized hierarchical information in memory?

Correct answer: C. The hierarchy identified three different levels of information processing.

  • A. Presenting the words in meaningful hierarchies reduced the learning time to a quarter of that required for the same words randomly positioned.
  • B. The organization of the hierarchy emphasized aspects of the words meanings.
  • C. The hierarchy identified three different levels of information processing.
  • D. The organization of the hierarchy simplified the learning of the lists.Neuroscience

Explanation

Bower and colleagues found that semantically organised hierarchies greatly reduced learning time and made list learning easier. The study did not describe the hierarchy as identifying three levels of information processing, so that statement is the exception.

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