Grant Et Al.

Question 1

Aim:

Answer 1

-to test for context-dependency caused by the presence or absence of noise during learning and retrieval of meaningful material

Question 2

Pps:

Answer 2

-39 pps between ages of 17-56
(23 males, 17 females)
-opportunity sample
-8 psychology students acted as experiments and each found 5 acquaintances to join
-1 result was excluded

Question 3

Procedure in phase 1:

Answer 3

• read article on psycho immunology- allowed to highlight
• all wore headphones whilst reading
• loud noise= university Cafeteria- no talking just dishes- told to ignore noise

Question 4

How long was the break between phase 1 and 2, why did they have a break?

Answer 4

-2 min break between phases- this minimised simple recall from short term memory

Question 5

Phase 2 procedure:

Answer 5

• tested on recall
• all wore headphones
• first 10 short answer questions
• second, multiple choice 16 questions

Pps debriefed at the end
Whole procedure lasted 30 mins

Question 6

Short answer results:

Answer 6

Study
Silent. Noisy
Test

Silent 6.7. 5.4

Noisy 4.6. 6.2

Question 7

Multiple choice results:

Answer 7

Study
Silent. Noisy

Test

Silent 14.3. 12.7

Noisy 12.7. 14.3

Question 8

Conclusions:

Answer 8

• noise doesn’t affect capacity to study
• context dependency affects retrieval in both SA and MC questions, shouldn’t -study in quiet surroundings to match exam silence