Rogers, Kuiper and Kirker Study (cognitive)

Question 1

Rogers, Kuiper and Kirker Study (cognitive)

Aim

Answer 1

To determine the relative position of self-reference in Craik’s (Craik & Lockart, 1972) depth hierarchy.

Question 2

Rogers, Kuiper and Kirker Study (cognitive)

Procedure

Answer 2

• Study was done in two parts. First - subjects rated 40 adjectives by answering yes or no to whether or not the adjective applied to the given cue questions. Second - subjects were asked to recall the as many of the adjectives as they could
• Adjectives were rated based on structural, phonemic, semantic and self-reference
• Cue questions included things such as “rhymes with”, “means the same as” and “describes you”
• Items were displayed on a TV and results (rating and rating times) were recorded on a computer
• The 48 trials consisted of a 3 sec presentation of the cue word, nanosecond blank interval, presentation of the target adjective to which ended when the subject responded and then a short interval before the next presentation of the cue question

Question 3

Rogers, Kuiper and Kirker Study (cognitive)

Findings

Answer 3

• Subjects were were able to better recall information that was self referenced
• Self-referencing is an effective memory tool and increases recall

Question 4

Rogers, Kuiper and Kirker Study (cognitive)

Limitations

Answer 4

• small sample size
• participants were mostly in their 20’s

Question 5

Rogers, Kuiper and Kirker Study (cognitive)

Ethical Considerations

Answer 5

• use of inducements: participants recieved reimursement for their participation

Question 6

Rogers, Kuiper and Kirker Study (cognitive)

Research Method

Answer 6

Experiment