anderson and pichert

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

To investigate the influence of schema on the retrieval of information from long term memory

Question 2

method (not procedure)

Answer 2

mixed design experiment

Question 3

procedure

Answer 3

1. participants assigned to either homebuyer or burglar perspective
2. then asked to read passage about a house, the passage contained 73 ideas some interesting to hous buyer some to burglar
3. participants then asked to reproduce story in writing
4. then some required to change initial perspective
5. participants had to reproduce story again

Question 4

results

Answer 4

• for the first recall, participants who had the burgler perspective recalled more burgler relevant information y vice versa
• participants who changed perspective recalled more information (7.1% more). They didnt read the passage for a second time so before the change of perspective this info had been encoded but not retrieved

Question 5

Conclusion

Answer 5

perspective in this situation is a type of schema. The study supports the idea that schemas influence the process of retrieval of already stored information from memory