OCR A-level Psychology- Cognitive area- Memory- Grant et al Questions with Answers Correct!!

Aim - ANSWERSTo investigate context-dependent memory effects on recall and recognition of newly learnt material Sample - ANSWERS8 psychology students recruited 39 ppts that were recorded (One was omitted as his scores were atypically low) Method - ANSWERSUsing background noise to see if when the ppts are given a recall and recognition test (In that order) can perform effectively Conditions - ANSWERS-Silent-Noisy condition -Noisy-Silent condition -Nosy-Noisy condition -Silent-Silent condition Apparatus - ANSWERS-Cassette tapes -Background noise was collected at a noisy lunchtime at a Uni cafeteria -Psychoimmunology sheet -The recognition and recall test -Headphones Procedure - ANSWERSParticipants read a two-page article, designed to be testing comprehension of the text rather than learning word for word. Ppts were read aloud standardised instructions that described the tasks as part of a class project and emphasised that they were voluntary. Ppts read the article once and were told that they could highlight/underline as they read. They had been told that they would have to complete a short-answer and multiple-choice task based on the article. Each Ppt was tested individually and the procedure lasted approximately 30 minutes in total. In the test phase, all ppts wore headphones and the silent and noisy conditions were given similar instructions as in the study phase. The participants then did the recall test first and then the recognition test. The participants were then debriefed as to the true purpose of the study.