Grant et al Flashcards
Aim
To investigate context dependent memory effects on both recall and recognition.
Research deisign and research method
Indepdent measures deisgn adn lab exepriment
Participants
39 participants recorded (originally 40 but one excluded due to anomalous results).
Test conditons for teh experiment
There were 4 test conditions for this experiment - Silent-Silent, Silent-Noisy, Noisy-Noisy, Noisy-Silent.
How was the nosiy conditons regulated for everyone?
Each participant wore headphones with moderately loud background noise (if they were in the noisy condition - no noise if they were in silent).
What was teh article that they read about?
Psyhcoimmunology
Procedure
- Participants read the article once (allowed to highlight)
- Lasted approximately 30 minutes
- 2 minute break after reading article
- Participants then completed SAQ’s (/10) and then MCQ’s (/16)
- Participants then debriefed
Results of short answered test
THere was a higher result in teh silent silent conditon than in teh silent noisy conditons
There was higher result in the noisy noisy conditon tahn teh noisy silent condition
Results of multiple choice test
The scores in the matching conditons were higher than in teh mismatchign codntions
Conclusion
These results conclude that people find it easier to recall information if they recall it in the same conditions they studied in - it is better to revise in silent conditions as it is silent in exams.
IV 1
Study context (Either silent or noisy) reading 2 page artcile under silent or noisy conditions
IV 2
Test context (eitehr silent or noisy) tested on artcile under matching or mismatching conditions
DV
DV performance on
A short answer test (Recall)#
Multiple choice recall test (Recognition)
How were participants recruited?
EXperimetners 8 members of psych lab class Ecah experimenter recruited 5 acquaintances as partipants
