(This activity wil take about 3 minutes to complete)
This activity will test the effectiveness of depth of processing. You will be presented with a list of 20 words, one at a time. After each word, you will be given instructions for processing that word. Specifically, you will be asked either to count the number of syllables in some words, or rate the word for its pleasantness or unpleasantness. When you are finished with the entire list you will be asked to remember as many of the words as you can. For example, if the word were "penguin" and your task was to count the number of syllables, you would say "2" to yourself. If the word were penguin and your task was to rate it for pleasantness or unpleasantness, you would have to think about the word and decide whether you thought of it as a more pleasant or more unpleasant word. Click the "Start" button above to begin.