GRANT

Context Dependency:

Information is easier to recall in the same context it was learned in

The information acts as a ‘cue’:

A reminder of the other information

GODDEN AND BADDLEY- Particpants learned __ unrelated 2 or 3 syllable words, whilst either underwater or on land

38

GODDEN AND BADDLEY- Participants found it __ to recall the information when in the ____

Easier, context they learned it

GODDEN AND BADDLEY- study criticised for not using:

Realistic everyday environment or using realistic information

AIM- to study whether environmental context has a:

Positive effect on performance

AIM- to use:

Meaningful materials (typically found in school)

Design:

Independent Measures

Research Method:

Lavatory experiment

How data was gathered:

Self report

Data type:

Quantitative

Sample: __ in total, __ males+__ females

39, 22, 17

Sampling technique:

Snowball sampling

IV:

Matched or mismatched

DV:

Memory

DV- a short answer recall test out of __

10

DV- a multiple choice recognition test out of __

16

Participants in the noise condition listened to a:

Tape of Iowa state university lunchtime cafeteria

Tape played at a ___ level

Moderately loud

A two page article on ____ was selected as the to-be-studied material

Psychoimmunology

All the participants wore ___ whilst they read the article one

Headphones

RESULTS- results were ___ in the matched condition compared to the mismatched condition

Significantly higher

RESULTS- time reading was not an ____ that affected the test scores

Extraneous variable

CONCLUSION- there are ____ effects for newly learned meaningful material

Context-dependent

CONCLUSION-studying and testing in the ___ leads to ___

Same environment, enhance performance