memory studies Bahrick et al Flashcards
what is the part 1 method?
392 people were asked to list the names of their ex-classmates
how many participants took part?
392
what is the names of part 1 method?
free-recall test
what is the part 2 method?
Participants were shown photos and asked to recall the names of the people shown
what was the part 2 test name?
Photo-recognition test
what was the result of within 15 years of leaving school?
Participants were able to recognise 90% of name and faces
what was the results of free-recall?
participants were about 60% accurate on free recall
what was the result of free recall after 48 years?
Free recall was 30%
photo recognition was 70%
what was does bahrick et al’s study?
Duration of LTM
What type of experiment is Bahricks study?
Field experiment
What type of validity does bahricks study show?
high ecological validity
