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How does the environment impact memory recall?

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recall is better when the participant is in the same environment that information was learned

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What is state-dependent retrieval?

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you have to be in the same state during retrieval as you were in during encoding (drunk or sober)

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What is the encoding Specificity Principle?

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memory is best when information is provided at encoding is present at time of retrieval

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What is context dependent memory?

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improved recall of specific episodes or information when the context present at encoding and retrieval are the same

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What did Godden and Baddeley test?

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memory of scuba divers on land vs. in water

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What did Godden and Baddeley find?

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the environment they were introduced to the info was the one where they recalled the best

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What should be done if there is a delay in learning and recall?

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vary the setting when revising as it aids memory by adding context cues that boost recall

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What was Grant interested in, in regards to memory?

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whether environmental context-dependency effects would be found with the type of material and type of tests (esp. in school)

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What did Grant aim to show about context-dependency?

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that environmental context can have a positive affect on performance when the test takes place in the same environment the material was originally studied in therefore be more meaningful

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What are the two types of memory tested in Grant’s study?

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recall and recognition

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What type of questions relate to recall?

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short answer

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What type of questions relate to recognition?

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multiple choice

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How does context dependency relate to the two types of questions?

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context-dependency effects on memory for lists of unrelated words are shown more often with recall than recognition

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What is a sentence to summarise the study?

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39 participants all read an article in either noisy or silent conditions and reading comprehension is tested

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What is the aim?

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to show that environmental context can have a positive effect on performance and be meaningful

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What are the 2 IVs in this study?

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1- silent or noisy
2- matching or unmatching

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What is the DV?

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performance on recall and recognition tests

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What is the method of the study?

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lab experiment

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What are strengths of this method?

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high control over EVs = more valid results

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What are the weaknesses of this method?

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  • lacks ecologically validity (artificial environment)
  • lacks mundane realism
  • demand characteristics are more likely
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What was the design?

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independent measures

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What is a strength of the design?

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  • reduces order effects (fatigue, boredom, & practice)
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What is the experimenter sample?

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8 psychology students

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What is the sample?

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  • 39 (orig. 40)
  • 17-56 age range
  • 17 female & 23 male
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What are the weaknesses of the sample?

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  • lack population validity
  • small = not representative = not generalisable
26
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How were the participants gathered?

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each of the 8 experimenters were asked to gather 5 acquaintances each

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What were the 3 stimuli?

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1- cassette tape of background noise
2- reading material
3- tests

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What was the background noise?

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recorded noise from the university cafeteria

29
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What are some types of noise in the cassette tape?

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  • conversations
  • movement of chairs
30
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How was the cassette tapes standardised?

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  • exact copies were made for each experimenter
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What was the reading material?

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an article on psychoimmunology

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What were the two types of test?

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1- 10 short-answer (recall)
2- 16 multiple choice (recognition)

33
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Why is the order of the tests important?

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the short answer has to be first to ensure information was recalled from the article was being tested and not information from the multiple choice

34
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How were the questions ordered?

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the same order as they appeared in the article

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How were participants allocated to a condition of the IV?

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randomly

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What is a strength of using allocation method?

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reduced experimenter bias

37
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What was step 1 of the procedure?

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instructions were read aloud

38
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What are some details of the instructions?

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  • participation was voluntary
  • it was a class project
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What was the first task for participants?

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to read the article once as if for an assignment - highlighting underlining etc.,

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What did experimenter record during this period?

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reading time

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What were participants informed of?

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that their reading comprehension will be tested

42
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What was standardised about the procedure?

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ALL participants wore headphones even if in silent condition

43
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What happened after the article was read?

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a 2 minute break

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What is the significance of this break?

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it minimises chance of recall from the short term memory

45
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How were the tests carried out?

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short answer and then multiple choice

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What were the conditions of these tests?

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  • tested in either noisy or silent conditions
  • informed of condition before testing
  • regardless of condition wore headphones
47
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What happened at the end of the tests?

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a debrief

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How long did the procedure last?

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30 minutes

49
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What is important to note about the results?

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1/40 participants results were not analysed due to being over the standard deviation of the group mean

50
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What was recorded to create results?

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1- mean reading time (mins)
2- mean correct answers on the two tests

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What are some findings?

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  • participants in all groups spent roughly equal amounts of time studying the material
  • studying and testing in the same environment produced better results
  • no overall effect of noise on performance
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What type of data was collected?

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quantitative data

53
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What are strengths of quantitative data?

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  • objective
  • easy to analyse and compare
54
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What are the weaknesses of quantitative data?

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  • no reasoning ‘WHY’ for behaviour
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What are the conclusions from the study?

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  • there are context dependency effects for newly learned meaningful material
  • studying and testing in the same environment leads to enhanced performance
56
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What are the practical applications for this study?

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  • students

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