grant Flashcards
(24 cards)
whats context dependent memory
recalling info best if we return to the same context in which the info was learned in the first place
who investigated this theory first
godden and baddeley
what did godden and baddeley investigate
a sample of divers learned lists of words in two natural environments (dry land and underwater) and recalled the words in either environemnt of OG learning or alternitive enviornment
who else investigated this study after godden and baddeley
smith- suggested the way recall is tested is important
aims of grant?
whether the kind of context dependency effect that has been reported for recall of unrelated lists of words would also be seen in relation to the type of prose presented
sample of grants study?
17-56 years old
17 females
23 males
eight student researchers each recruited 5 acquantances
only data collected from 39
how many ppts per condition
10
what was stage 1 of the procedure
ppts read article on psychoimmunology
read article in silent or noise
two different conditions were noise via headphones or silent wearing headphones
then they had 2 min break
stage 2 of procedure?
after break, ppts given questions
2 conditions again (noise with background sounds of cafe or silence wearing headphones)
what were the order of the tests taken
recall test (10 short answer questions)
recognition (16 multiple choice)
results from short answer questions?
tests taken in silence + artile read in silence =6.7
tests taken in silence + article read with noise =5.4
tests taken with noise + article read in silence=4.6
tests taken with noise + article read with noise=6.2
results from multiple choice?
tests taken in silence+article read in silence= 14.3
tests taken in silence+article read with noise=12.7
tests taken with noise+article read in silence=12.7
tests taken with noise+article read with noise=14.3
why is it oppotunity sampling
ppts available at the time at the university
why is it indepedent measures
ppts dont do all of the conditions, they only completed 1 out of 4 conditions
usefullness debate?
makes students aware the most efficient conditions to study in
situational debate?
situational bc its to do with the environment cues which made a difference
reductionist?
focuses on context dependent memory only in terms of noise conditions
they dont look at other reasons of factors related to context dependent mem
what study does it link to
loftus and palmer
2 similarites between grant and L+P
experimental design (lab)
self report (questionarries)
2 differences between grant and L+P
different levels of ecological validty (grant high eco valid cafe noises, low evo valid 7 staged crahses)
materials different (watching video and reading written decriptions)
hasnt changed our understanding on indivudal diversity why?
both studies about situational rather than individual differences
hasnt changed our understanding on social diversity why?
both studies done on students
hasnt changed our understanding on culteral diversity why?
both studies done in the usa
how it hasnt changed our understanding on memory
both about external influences on memory
