MORAY

Question 1

Aim ?

Answer 1

To rigorously test cherrys findings on attention and investigate what types of message would penetrate an attentional block & be paid attention to by participants

Question 2

Sample ?

Answer 2

Undergrad students and research workers

No sample size for exp 1 but 12 in exp2 and 2 groups of 14 in exp2

Question 3

What was conducted ?

Answer 3

3 lab experiments

All dichotic listening tasks

Question 4

Apparatus ?

Answer 4

Brennel mark Iv stereophonic tape recorder
Passages recorded by make speaker
Loudness of each message about 60db above ps hearing threshold

Question 5

What happened in experiment 1

Answer 5

A short list of simple words spoken 35 times as rejected message . At the end of shadowing task, ps asked to recall all they could remember. 30 secs after, participants completed a recognition test.

Question 6

The recognition test ?

Answer 6

Ps shown a list of 21 words which were split in to 3 categories but the ps didn’t know . 7 from passage shadowed. 7 from rejected message and 7 from neither.

Question 7

Results of experiment 1

Answer 7

7 shadowed 4.9
7 rejected 1.9
7 neither 2.6

Question 8

Conclusion for experiment 2

Answer 8

Almost none of the words from the rejected message are able to breK the in attention all barrier

Question 9

Aim of exp 2

Answer 9

Moray wanted to find out what would break the inattentional barrier. Designed to see if a message with strong enough meaning to the participant would break the barrier

Question 10

Procedure if exp 2

Answer 10

2 passages of light fiction heard, in each ear. Read in male monotone voice. Passages had instructions. 3 of passages had none affective cues and 3 had affective cues.

Question 11

Results from exp 2

Answer 11

Affective cue heard in rejected message 20/39 times

Non affective cue heard 4/36 times

Question 12

Aim of experiment 3

Answer 12

Moray wanted to find out the effect of instructions on identifying material within a rejected message

Question 13

Procedure of exp 3

Answer 13

Group 1 told they would be asked questions about the shadowed message
Group 2 told specifically to remember as many digits as possible

Question 14

Results from exp 3

Answer 14

No difference between mean scores of digits recalled correctly between 2 set conditions

Question 15

Overall conclusion

Answer 15

Important messages can penetrate the barrier

Question 16

Ethics upheld ?

Answer 16

P briefed fully

No harm

Question 17

Validity ?

Answer 17

Highly controlled lab standardised procedure and apparatus

However ps knew they were in a study which could have changed out come of study

Question 18

How does moray link to usefulness debate

Answer 18

Study provided rigorous evidence for cherrys cocktal party and contributed to OUT understanding of auditory selective attention