OCR A-Level Psychology (Grant et al)

context dependant memory

refers to improved recall of specific information when the context present at encoding and retrieval are the same

How did Grant try to improve ecological validity

making the task similar to how it would be presented during a lesson, participants were asked to read an articles and were allowed to highlight and underline.
He also created background noise which is common in a classroom

what is the difference between a recall and recognition test

a recognition test involves more cues than a recall test

what was the experimental design

independant measures

advantages of independant measures

less participants needed
less time consuming
less chance of order effects

disadvantages of independent measures

results may be effected by individual differences/subject variables

why is it important that Grant informed his participants that the research was voluntary

to he his abiding by BPS guidelines

how did Grant attempt to control variables

exact copies of a master tape were played
all participants wore headphones

Why did grant still suggest pupils revise in silence

because there was still evidence of context dependent memory and exams will be completed in silent conditions