Bahrick:duration LTM

Question 1

What was the aim

Answer 1

To investigate the duration of LTM

Question 2

Who was involved?

Answer 2

392 American students aged between 17-74 years

Question 3

I’m the first scenario what was done ?

Answer 3

Had to recall names of classmates using a year book

Question 4

What was done in the second scenario ?

Answer 4

Had to recall names of classmates with no photo cue

Question 5

Conclusion of the first and second scenario

Answer 5

1)70 percent of ppts recalled accurately after 48 years

2)30 percent of ppts had recalled accurately after 48 years

Question 6

Overall conclusion

Answer 6

Certain information can potentially last a lifetime with the correct cues

Question 7

What was a strength of bahricks research in duration of LTM?

Answer 7

High mundae realism

As they were asked to recall real life memories of classmates

This it’s easier to generalise the finding of duration of LTM to real life situations

Increasing external validity

Question 8

What was the weakness of bahckrick research of duration of LTM

Answer 8

Low control over extraneous variables

As research did I not take place in an controlled environment

Thus cause and effect cannot be clearly established between IV and DV

Reducing internal validity