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The '''levels-of-processing effect''' was first identified by [[Fergus I. M. Craik]] and Lockhart<!-- Please cite that publication. The Craik is Fergus I. M. Craik. What about Lockhart? Did that person have a first name? --> in [[1972]].<!-- I have found and included the citation -->

The fundamental concept of the levels-of-processing effect, is that different methods of encoding information into [[memory]] result in different types of memory codes. Memory codes differ in their strength. The strength of the memory code, in turn, determines speed of decay of the memory trace and success of ([[recollection|recall]]) from memory over time--[[User:Sifonis|Sifonis]] 05:13, 8 April 2007 (UTC).

This structure of memory suggests that memory doesn’t have separate levels of storage. This is contrary to views such as the three-store model of memory. Levels-of-Processing considers that there is an infinite number of processing levels of memory being encoded. The levels are indistinct and boundaries between the levels are nonexistent. Under this model, storage is said to be determined by processing.