Baddeley Flashcards
What is the aim of the Baddeley’s study?
To show that recall of acoustically similar words from short-term memory was poor. However STM was not affected by semantically similar words. He used the same procedures for LTM.
What type of experiment was Baddeley?
A lab study using independent groups design
How many ppt were there in Baddeley’s study?
75
Who were the ppt from in Baddeley’s study?
Young service men
How many ppts were excluded after a hearing test in Baddeley’s study?
3
How many words were in each list?
10
What were the 4 types of words in the lists?
- Accoustically similar
- Accoustically dissimilar
-Semantically similar - Semantically dissimilar
How was each word list presented?
Aloud on a tape, one word for three seconds
How many trials were there in Baddeley’s study?
4
How long did ppts have to write down the words in Baddeley’s study?
40 secs
How long were ppt doing an unrelated task of recalling digits for in Baddeley’s study?
20 minutes
