Moray Morslay

Question 1

Moray aim

Answer 1

To investigate if hearing something meaningful (ur name) would break the barrier of selective attention

Question 2

Moray research method

Answer 2

Lab

Question 3

Moray procedure/apparatus

Answer 3

Brenell mark tape recorder with twin amplifiers- two independent outputs to ear ear in the headphones
Asked ps if loudness matched
Four shadowing practice trials
Loudness was 60DB above hearing threshold
Speech rate on tapes 150 words per minute
Male speaker

Question 4

Moray exp 1 procedure + aim

Answer 4

Aim: to investigate whether we can remember unattended / rejected stimuli in a dichotic listening task

Procedure:
Ps read a short list of words repeated 35 times (rejected)
At the same time ps heard and had to ‘shadow’ - passage
After 30 secs they were given a recognition task with 21 words

Question 5

Moray exp 1 results

Answer 5

Mean no. Of words recognised from shadowed: 4.9
Mean no. of words remembered from rejected: 1.9
Mean no. Of words remembered that did not appear: 2.6

Question 6

Moray exp 1 conc.

Answer 6

We do not remember words from rejected message. We have a block on the info we are not paying attention to

Question 7

Moray exp 2 aim

Answer 7

Can we break the barrier that stops us paying attention to info

Question 8

Moray exp2 procedure

Answer 8

12 ps listened to 10 passages of light fiction
Told to shadow their right ear
In 3/10 of the rejected messages their name was mentioned with an instruction
(Affective cue)- eg. John smith change to your other ear

Question 9

Moray exp2 findings

Answer 9

Times heard affective cue: 20/39
Times heard non affective cue: 4/36

Question 10

Moray exp2 conc.

Answer 10

Meaningful info/ affective cues can break through the barrier of selective attention