Grant et al Flashcards
The matching condition
Taking the test in the same environment the remembered material was originally studied
The mismatching condition
Taking the test in a different environment to the one the remembered material was originally studied
How many people were in the sample?
39
Sample characteristics
Aged 17-56, 17 females and 23 males
How did they get the sample?
8 psychology majors were the experimenters who each selected 5 people for participants. It was not a snowball because they were the experimenters, not participants
What was the IV of the study?
if they were in the matched or unmatched conditions and if they were reading the article in silent or noisy conditions
What was the DV?
Participants recall on the 10 short answer test and their recognition in the 16 multiple choice questions
What test was taken first?
Short answer test to ensure recall on those questions was due to reading and not the MCQ
The article was about?
Psychoimmunology
The Silent Silent condition mean was…
6.7-short answer 14.3-MCQ
Silent Noisy result was…
5.4 short answer 12.7-MCQ
Noisy noisy results were….
6.2-short answer 14.3-MCQ
Noisy silent results were…
4.6-short answer 12.7-MCQ
What condition was more beneficial?
Matched
What did Grant conclude about reading time?
It did not affect performance
