Memory Research

Question 1

Baddeley aim

Answer 1

To investigate how we code info in stm

Question 2

Baddeley procedure

Answer 2

Showed ppts list of words if 4 categories
Acoustically similar
Acoustically dissimilar
Semantically similar
Semantically dissimilar
Had to recall list in correct order straight after

Question 3

what did Baddeley find

Answer 3

More mistakes on acoustically similar list

Question 4

What did Baddeley study other than the coding of stm

Answer 4

Coding of LTM

Question 5

What did Baddeley conclude

Answer 5

Stm codes acoustically, LTM codes semantically

Question 6

Miller aim

Answer 6

To investigate the capacity of stm

Question 7

Miller procedure

Answer 7

Digit span technique. Strings of unrelated digits increased by one each time. Had to recall to the point they couldn’t recall in right order

Question 8

Miller findings

Answer 8

Ppts could recall 5-9 items, more if items were chunked

Question 9

Miller conclusion

Answer 9

Stm can hold 5-9 items

Question 10

Peterson and Peterson aim

Answer 10

To investigate the duration of the stm

Question 11

Peterson and Peterson sample

Answer 11

24 undergraduate students

Question 12

Peterson and Peterson procedure

Answer 12

Ppts presented with consonant trigram. Then three digit number and asked to count backwards to prevent rehearsal, stopped at points to recall trigram.

Question 13

Peterson and Peterson findings

Answer 13

After 3 seconds, only 80% recalled the trigram correctly. After 18 seconds, fewer than 10% recalled correctly

Question 14

Peterson and Peterson conclusion

Answer 14

Info in stm lasts 18-30 seconds unless rehearsed

Question 15

Bahricks aim

Answer 15

To investigate duration of LTM

Question 16

Bahricks sample

Answer 16

392 American high school grades ages 17 and 74

Question 17

Bahricks procedure

Answer 17

Tested on memory of former classmates, recall names using yearbook then without

Question 18

Bahricks findings

Answer 18

With yearbook, 70% recalled correctly after 48 years
Without yearbook, 30% recalled directly after 48 years

Question 19

Bahricks conclusion

Answer 19

Certain types of info can last a lifetime with the correct cues