study; depth of processing and retention of words in episodic memory

Question 1

who conducted the study the depth of processing and the retention of words in episodic memory and what year

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Craik and Tulving, 1975

Question 2

aim:

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to determine the impact that levels of processing have on the recall of memory

Question 3

method quick summary:

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participants- 24 male and females
convenience sampling-both craik and tulving were based at the uni where the participants attended

materials- list of 60 words, set of three questions and list of 180 words that incorporated the original 60 words

design- IV-type of encoding used to memories the list (structural, phonemic, semantic encoding)
DV the number of words recalled

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summaries procedure in head

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key findings

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participants in the semantic encoding condition recalled more words than participants in the phonemic or structural encoding conditions

words that were semantically encoded via elaborative rehearsal and deep processing led to higher recall accuracy then words that were structurally and phonemically encoded underwent shallow processing, resulting in less accurate recall.

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contribution to psychology:

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• inspired other researchers to run similar experiments
  demonstrating high reliability

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limitations

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-participants were deceived and is unknown if there was a proper debrief

-unclear if the depth of processing or the greater effort used during encoding is what improves retrieval of information