Murdock’s Serial Position (memory)

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

If remembering words as affected by how many you had to remember

Question 2

Methods

Answer 2

1) use the 4000 most common words at random
2) 103 participants listened to lists of words and had to recall what they heard

Question 3

Results

Answer 3

Recall was dependent on the position of the word but wasn’t affected by the length of the list

Question 4

Conclusion

Answer 4

The position of the word effects the likelihood of recall with the highest recall being from recency

Question 5

Primary effect

Answer 5

Words at the beginning of the list were remembered more than the middle

Question 6

Recency effect

Answer 6

Words at the end of the list were remembered more than the end

Question 7

Evaluation (Pros)

Answer 7

Used a lab - controlled variables and environment

Question 8

Evaluation (Cons)

Answer 8

Artificial lab - not reflective of real life experiences