Grant Et Al

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

To show a context dependent memory effect

To investigate context dependent memory effect on recall and recognition

Question 2

What was the IV?

Answer 2

Study conditions and test conditions
Whether he ppt read the article under silent or noisy conditions
Whether the ppt was tested under matching or mismatching conditions

Question 3

What design was used?

Answer 3

Independent measures

Question 4

What was their task?

Answer 4

To read a 2 page article and then answer a recall and recognition test

Question 5

How many participants were there?

Answer 5

8 psychology students from a psychology class acted as experimenters and each person recruited 5 acquaintances as participants - data was recorded from 39 ppts as one was removed

Question 6

What were the 4 test conditions?

Answer 6

Silent study silent test conditions
Silent study noisy test conditions
Noisy study silent test conditions
Noisy study noisy test conditions

Question 7

What was the recording off that the ppts heard?

Answer 7

Noise at lunchtime in a uni cafe played at moderate level

Question 8

What was the recognition test?

Answer 8

16 multiple choice questions with 4 answers

Question 9

What was the recall test?

Answer 9

10 short answer questions

Question 10

What test was taken first?

Answer 10

The recall to ensure that what they remembered was from the text and not the multiple choice test

Question 11

What sampling method was used?

Answer 11

Volunteering - classroom project

Question 12

How long did the procedure last?

Answer 12

30 mins approx

Question 13

Who wore headphones?

Answer 13

Every participant

Question 14

What did ppts do after they read the article?

Answer 14

Had a 2 minute break where they rested

Question 15

What happened after the study?

Answer 15

Ppts were debriefed as to the true purpose

Question 16

What did they find out by recording reading times in both conditions?

Answer 16

No difference

Question 17

Results for recall test

Answer 17

In both matching conditions, students results snowed a context dependency advantage

Recall test 
Silent silent - 6.7
Silent noisy - 5.4
Noisy silent - 4.6
Noisy noisy - 6.2

Question 18

Conclusions

Answer 18

There is a context dependency effect for Newley learned material with people doing better in matching conditions. Students are likely to do better in exams if they study with no noise as it will be silent in their exams

Question 19

What is context dependent memory?

Answer 19

When the memory of info you need to learn is better when tested in the same context as you learned it than tested in a different context or environment

Question 20

What experiment was used?

Answer 20

Laboratory experiment

Question 21

What was the DV?

Answer 21

Participants performance on a short answer recall test and a multiple choice recognition test

Question 22

Results for recognition test

Answer 22

Silent silent - 14.3
Silent noisy - 12.7
Noisy silent - 12.7
Noisy noisy - 14.3