Landy & Bartling (2011): Study Guide

Question 1

What was the procedure of Landy and Bartling’s (2011) study?

Answer 1

Participants were randomly assigned to two conditions: an experimental group and a control group.

The experimental group performed an articulatory suppression task (repeating “1, 2, 1, 2”) while attempting to memorize a list of phonologically dissimilar letters.

The control group memorized the same list without articulatory suppression.

Both groups were asked to recall the letter sequence in the correct order.

Question 1

What was the aim of Landy and Bartling’s (2011) study?

Answer 1

To investigate whether articulatory suppression would influence recall of a written list of phonologically dissimilar letters in serial order.

Question 2

What were the key findings of Landy and Bartling (2011)?

Answer 2

The experimental group showed significantly lower recall accuracy compared to the control group.

Articulatory suppression disrupted the phonological loop, making it harder to retain and rehearse the letter sequence.

Question 3

Which memory model does Landy and Bartling’s (2011) study support?

Answer 3

The working memory model, specifically the role of the phonological loop in verbal memory tasks.