Features of LTM and STM evaluations Flashcards
why can’t Jacobs experiment be generalised to everyone?
individual differences e.g cognitive abilities, IQ, eidetic memory
what does Jacob experiment lack? (refer to validity)
ecological validity
why isn’t Jacobs experiment applicable to all people and genders?
it was conducted on female students
what is a limitation of Millers proposal about chunking information?
it is not specific about how many numbers or letters within each chunk
what type of experiment did Miller conduct and what is a limitation and or advantage of this ?
limitation is that it lacks ecological validity however an advantage is that it is highly controlled
how could individual differences affect millers experiment?
people could’ve had higher IQs and so would be able to remember more information
