Recently, debate has arisen over Craik and Lockhart's (1972) depth-of-processing framework. Attention has centered on the existence of a progressive linear hierarchy which is hypothesized to be the locus of the learning process. The term ‘subject's selective learning’ is used to bring a new perspective to this theory. This term asserts that what a subject is required to do in a particular learning situation will determine the durability of the memory trace as well as the type of trace. Changes in the situational requirements will bring changes in the trace ‘depth.’
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