Grant

Question 1

What was the aim of grants study??

Answer 1

Investigate context dependant memory effects on recall and recognition

Question 2

Participants in grants study

Answer 2

39 participants

Recruited by eight psychology students

Question 3

Test conditions

Answer 3

Silent study - silent test
Silent study - noisy test
Noisy study - silent test

Question 4

Explain the noisy conditions

Answer 4

All participants wore head phones but those in the noisy condition has sound playing at a moderately loud level. It was a recording of a university cafeteria at lunch. Full sentences could not be hear

Question 5

What did the participants have to study

Answer 5

An article on psychoimmunology. It was thought to be interesting and understandable

Question 6

Explain the test

Answer 6

Short answer questions out of 10 then multiple choice questions out of 16. The multiple choice questions were after the short answer questions so participants couldn’t get the answers from them