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Brewer & Treyens Memory Experiment Findings

Learn about the Brewer & Treyens experiment on office schema memory recall and how participants associated objects in a typical office setting. Explore why certain items were recalled and others weren't in this study.

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Brewer & Treyens Memory Experiment Findings

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  1. Brewer & Treyens Memory Experiment Instructions • Look at the picture for 35 seconds • When you see the word ‘Now’ try and recall as many objects as you can by writing them down Click Mouse to Continue

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  3. Bricks Computer Notebooks Pencil case Files Skull Ringbinders Briefcase Pliers Floppy discs Filofax Pen holder CD Rom Chair Filing cabinet Answers:

  4. Brewer & Treyens Experiment • Which objects did you recall best • What kind of schema, if any, were they in? • Did you recall objects that weren’t in the office schema? • If so, which ones? • Can you suggest reasons for this? Click mouse to Continue

  5. Brewer & Treyens Findings: • Brewer & Treyens found that participants recalled the office things best • They also found that participants included things that you would expect to find in an office but weren’t in this particular picture • Did you find this? • Participants didn’t recall things that you wouldn’t expect to find in an office such as the pliers and bricks • However, they did recall the skull. Brewer and Treyens suggested that this was because it’s weird. Click mouse to continue

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