Unit 2; Core Studies; Grant et al
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- Grant et al
- Background: divers learnt word list under&above water then had to recall them in either state to see if 1 was better
- Sample: 40, 1 dropped due to low scores, 17 female 22 male
- IV & DV
- IV: match or mismatched conditions
- DV: score on short answers and multiple choice
- Procedure
- noise & silent conditions, tested individually but with same instructions
- Read paper on psycho-immunology then answer 10 recall and 16 recog questions
- 30 minutes with 2 min break before test
- Results
- Recall: **:6.7 SN:4.6 NS:5.4 NN:6.2
- Recog: **:14.3 SN:12.7 NS:12.7 NN:14.3
- Conclusion: Context dependent memory aids recall & recog memory
- Ethics: all kept
- Reliability and Validity
- IR: controlled & replicable
- ER: effect was consistent and occurred for both questions
- IV: no extraneous variables
- EV: high as students read to remember info. Low as test isn't accurate of exams
- Relating to Subject Area
- Cognitive: studies memory
- Memory: looks at effect of CDM on recall & recog
- Links to Debates: Reductionism v Holism
- looks at only one reason why memory would change
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