Ever since I started this blog a year and a half ago, people have been afraid to email me. The comments are often tossed offhand. “I probably have bad grammar on that email.” “Wow, I actually said their instead of there in that IM.” ...
(p. 169). Whereas Elaborative Processing activates performance, Meaningful Elaboration generates creative additions to the information provided. Activities, such as brainstorming for a synonym of a given word, or, as in our study, creating a sign based on information heard, benefit memory, and ...