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Question 1

What is the core question of this investigation?

Answer 1

Do we remember information we have learned better in the context (the environment) in which we learned it ?

Question 2

What is the aim of the investigation?

Answer 2

To investigate whether context cues are important when remembering newly learned information.

Question 3

What is one of the questions being investigated?

Answer 3

To see whether information is remembered better in a matching environment than a non-matching environment.

Question 4

What is the method of the investigation?

Answer 4

A laboratory experiment having an independent measures design

Question 5

What is the sample size of the investigation?

Answer 5

40 students from Iowa state university

Question 6

What is the age range of the investigation?

Answer 6

Aged 17-56

Question 7

What is the gender split of the investigation?

Answer 7

17 females and 23 males

Question 8

How many experimenters were involved in the study?

Answer 8

8 experimenters

Question 9

How many conditions were tested in the study?

Answer 9

4 conditions

Question 10

What is the first condition of the study?

Answer 10

Learn in silence, recall in silence (match)

Question 11

What is the second condition of the study?

Answer 11

Learn in silence, recall in noise (non-match)

Question 12

What is the third condition of the study?

Answer 12

Learn in noise, recall in noise (match)

Question 13

What is the fourth condition of the study?

Answer 13

Learn in noise, recall in silence (non-match)

Question 14

What did participants wear during the noisy condition?

Answer 14

Headphones

Question 15

What type of noise did participants hear in the noisy condition?

Answer 15

A recording of cafeteria noise with distinct words or phrases

Question 16

What was the maximum score for the short answer questions?

Answer 16

10

Question 17

What was the maximum score for the multiple choice questions?

Answer 17

16

Question 18

What article did participants read for the study?

Answer 18

A 2 page article on psychoimmunology (Hales 1984)

Question 19

How long was the break between reading the article and the test?

Answer 19

2 minutes

Question 20

How was the time taken to read the article recorded?

Answer 20

In minutes for each participant

Question 21

Were participants allowed to highlight or underline the article?

Answer 21

Yes, they were allowed to highlight or underline as they usually would.

Question 22

How were participants allocated to the conditions?

Answer 22

Randomly allocated

Question 23

What was the result of the study regarding information recall?

Answer 23

More information was remembered in the matching condition than in the non-matching recall condition.

Question 24

What was the mean reading time in the Silent-Silent condition?

Answer 24

15

Question 25

What was the mean short answer score in the Silent-Silent condition?

Answer 25

6.7

Question 26

What was the mean multiple choice score in the Silent-Silent condition?

Answer 26

14.3

Question 27

What was the mean reading time in the Silent-Noisy condition?

Answer 27

11.8

Question 28

What was the mean short answer score in the Silent-Noisy condition?

Answer 28

4.6

Question 29

What was the mean multiple choice score in the Silent-Noisy condition?

Answer 29

12.7

Question 30

What role do context cues play in information retrieval?

Answer 30

Context cues appear to be important in the retrieval of newly learned information.

Question 31

How can studying in silence affect exam performance?

Answer 31

Students may perform better in exams by studying in silence.