factors affecting memory (context) (Godden and Baddeley) Flashcards
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who are the researchers of the ‘context’ study?
Godden and Baddeley
what is the aim of the study?
to investigate if context improves recall
what is the IV in the study?
where they were tested (learned on beach, tested on beach; learned underwater, tested on beach; learned on beach, tested underwater; learned underwater, tested underwater)
what is the DV in the study?
recall (out of 36 words)
what is the research method?
field experiment
what is the experimental design?
independent groups
what is the sample in the study?
18 scuba divers
what is the CV in the study?
time between learning and being tested (4 minutes)
what were the results/findings?
recall better when both conditions matched
what is the conclusion?
context does affect recall
what is the opposing evidence ‘Point’?
context studies often involve using an artificial task to test how context affects memory
what is the opposing evidence ‘Evidence’?
one example of such a study is Godden and Baddeley who used word lists underwater and on a beach to test whether context improves recall
what is the opposing evidence ‘Explanation’?
using word lists to test memory only tells us about how we memorise words, however in real life we remeber more than just words
what is the opposing evidence ‘Link’?
therefore, studies only tell us about how context affects memory in specific conditions, and cannot be generalised
what is the supporting evidence ‘Point’?
context studies are often well controlled
