grant et al Flashcards
what was grant researching?
context dependent memory
what did grant want to test?
if students performed better on a memory test if they recalled it in the same environment previously studied
what was the design?
a lab experiment with an independent measures design
what was the two independent variables
-if participants read article in silent or noisy condition
-if they were tested in an environment that was matched or mismatched to their previous environment
what was the four conditions
-quiet/noisy
-quiet/quiet
-noisy/quiet
-noisy/noisy
what was the dependent variable
participants performance on a short answer recall test and a mulitple choice recognition test
what was the sample?
39 participants
aged 17-56
17 females
23 males
how did they choose the sample
8 students from a psych class acted as experimenters, each recruited 5 people they knew
what type of sample did he use
opportunity sample
what did the participants have to read?
two page article on psycho immunology
what was the two tests?
16 multiple choice questions
10 short answer questions
how did he keep the experiment standardised?
all participants wore headphones
when was the participants told what the aim was
during the debrief
how long was the break inbetween the reading and the tests
2 minutes
what was the mean score of multiple choice for silent/silent
14.3
