more of a chance that the information will be remembered. There are different levels of remembering because certain ways of encoding produce more enduring memory codes then others. The levels of processing theory says that the deeper the level of processing used, the longer it will remain in the memory. There are three types of deep levels of encoding, called structural, phonemic, and semantic. Structural encoding helps someone to memorize something by its physical qualities, phonemic encoding helps someone to memorize something by its sound, and semantic encoding helps someone to memorize something by its meaning. The persistence of the three types on encoding where compared, and semantic encoding seemed to work the best. However, structural seemed to be the weakest. Even though these types of encoding work well, the do not work when it comes to forming memory codes. There are some other branches of encoding, and it improves memory by refining the whole encoding process. These other dimensions of encoding are elaboration, visual imaginary, and self-referent encoding. Elaboration strengthens semantic encoding by connecting other information. It involves thinking of examples that illustrates ideas. The more examples there are, the easier it will be to memorize. Visual imaginary is when images are created to remember a word. An example can be thinking of someone juggling in order to remember the work juggler. Creating images to help you remember something creates a second memory and, Paivio started a theory that two memory codes are better then having one. The theory that he created was called the dual-coding theory. It states that memory is improved by making both semantic and visual codes instead of just one. When two memory codes are made it makes the information easier to recall. Self-Referent encoding says that recalling information depends on how important it is to you. Sometimes when a person has to memorize something, they wo...
