cognitive practical Flashcards
(18 cards)
What was the aim of the study?
to investigate the effect of acoustic similarity on STM
What was the alternate hypothesis?
participants will recall more acoustically dissimilar sounding words from a list of 10
What was the null hypothesis?
There will be no significant difference in the number of similar and dissimilar words recalled
what was the mean, median and mode of acoustically similar words?
9
What was the mean of acoustically dissimilar words?
7.7
What was the median of acoustically dissimilar words?
8
What was the mode of acoustically dissimilar words?
9
What was the observed value ?
11.5
What was the critical value?
11
What was the conclusion of the mann whitney U?
As the observed value was higher than the critical, the null hypothesis had to be rejected
What was the independent variable?
10 acoustically similar or dissimilar words
What was the dependent variable?
the total number of accurately recalled words
What type of sample was used?
Opportunity sample
How many participants were there?
14
How many participants were in Group A and Group B?
7
How were participants assigned to groups?
Random name generator
What type of experiment was used?
Laboratory experiment
