Grant et Al

Question 1

Participants

Answer 1

39

Question 2

How was sample recruited?

Answer 2

Opportunity sampling

8 psychology students got 5 participants each

Question 3

Age range participants

Answer 3

17-56

Question 4

Describe contexts

Answer 4

Silent v silent
Silent v noisy
Noisy v silent
Noisy v noisy

Question 5

What was the IV

Answer 5

Matching or mismatched study/test conditions

Question 6

Design?

Answer 6

Independent measures

Question 7

What was the noisy sound

Answer 7

Cafeteria noise

Question 8

What was a Control of the experiment?

Answer 8

Both noisy and silent wore headphones

Question 9

What was the article about that they needed to remember?

Answer 9

Psychoimmunology

Question 10

How long was the gap between reading and the tests

Answer 10

2 minutes

Question 11

How many questions did they have to answer?

Answer 11

10 short answer

16 multiple choice

Question 12

What was the dependant variable

Answer 12

Recall and recognition of information

Question 13

What did results show?

Answer 13

Performance significantly increased in matched conditions

Question 14

Result figures

Answer 14

Silent v noisy MC- 12.7
Silent v silent MC- 14.3

Silent v noisy SA- 4.6
Silent v silent SA- 6.7

Question 15

Conclusion

Answer 15

Context dependent affects retrieval therefore all students should study in quiet surroundings