Baddeley Flashcards
What is the aim of Baddeley?
To look at the encoding of STM and LTM
How big was the sample?
72
Where were they gathered from?
Applied Psychology Research Unit
What were the 4 lists used?
Acoustically similar, Acoustically dissimilar, Semantically similar, Semantically dissimilar
Which design is this?
Independent measures everyone did only one list
What control was put in place to improve the validity at the start of the study?
A hearing test to make sure their hearing didnt impact on the words they recalled
How long was each word presented for?
3 seconds
After the words were presented but before recall the participants had to do what?
Complete a distractor task writing down numbers
How many times did the participants conduct the inital part of the study (words presented, distractor, recall)
4 times
What happened before the surprise recall?
15minute distractor copying down numbers
What was the recall task they were asked to complete?
Putting the words in the order they were presented whilst being able to see the words in a random order
What was found during the surprise recall (LTM)?
Semantically dissimilar words were recalled better than semantically similar words
What was found during the earlier recall tasks (STM)?
Acoustically dissimilar words were recalled better than Acoustically similar words
What is the encoding of STM?
Acoustic
What is the encoding of LTM?
Semantic
