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Aim
To find out how long STM if accurate for
Procedure
24 students were given a consonant syllable (e.g. YCG) to recall, and a 3 digit number to count backwards from
Findings
After 3 seconds=average recall was 80%
After 18 seconds=average recall fell to 3%
Therefore STM without rehearsal lasts for around 18 seconds
Strengths of Peterson x2 1959 consonant syllables experiment
Tightly controlled experiment (in a lab) so there were less EVs
Weaknesses
Meaningless stimuli- so doesn’t reflect everyday memory tasks, and therefore lacks external validity