Memory-godden And Baddeley

Question 1

Godden and Baddeley 1975

Answer 1

Aim-to see if people who learn and are tested in the same environment will recall more information than those who learn and are tested in different environments

Method-participants were deep-sea divers they were split into four groups and all given the same list of words to learn

1 learn underwater and recall underwater
2 learn underwater recall on shore
3 learn on shore recall on shore
4 learn on shore recall underwater

Results- groups 1 and 3 recalled 40% more words

Conclusion- recall of information will be better if it happens in the same place as learning it