Grant

Question 1

Aim of grant

Answer 1

To investigate if performance on a test is improved when the environment is the same at encoding and retrieval

Question 2

Grant participants

Answer 2

39 ps
Age 17-56
(1 ps results excluded)

Question 3

What is the research method used in grants study

Answer 3

Lab

Question 4

What is the procedure in grants study

Answer 4

Ps randomly assigned to 1 of 4 conditions
10 in each condition
(Noisy-noisy) (noisy-quiet) (quiet-noisy) (quiet-quiet)
Standardised instructions read to each participant
All ps read same article on psychoimmunology for as long as they wanted
All ps wore headphones
2 min break
Ps then tested on short answer questions and multiple choice

Question 5

Were the ps in grants study debriefed?

Answer 5

Yes!!!!!!

Question 6

How did ps do in mismatching conditions? (Grant study)

Answer 6

Short answer questions
Silent study, noisy test = 4.6/10
Noisy study, silent test = 5.4

Multiple choice questions
Silent study, noisy test = 12.7/16
Noisy study, silent test = 12.7/16

Question 7

How did pls do in matching conditions?(grant study)

Answer 7

Short answer questions
Noisy study, noisy test = 6.2/10
Silent study, silent test = 6.7/10

Multiple choice questions
Noisy study, noisy test = 14.3/16
Silent study, silent test = 14.3/16

Question 8

Did grants study have population validity?

Answer 8

Most of the ps were students (mean age 23.4) who are used to revising so no because it cannot be applied to all ages or people out of school

Question 9

Conclusion of grant?

Answer 9

Memory is improved when context is encoded and retrieved at the same location

Question 10

What is the experimental design of grants study

Answer 10

Independent measures

Question 11

Grant weakness

Answer 11

External validity - unusual to wear headphones in silence
Generalisability - small sample size