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Experiment A

Experiment A. GCSE Ψ Unit 1: Memory. Instructions. You will need paper for 5 lists Pen in hand There will be lists of 30 words Initially, read the column on the left, then the middle, and lastly the right DO NOT WRITE WHILE THEY ARE SHOWING

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Experiment A

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  1. Experiment A GCSE Ψ Unit 1: Memory

  2. Instructions • You will need paper for 5 lists • Pen in hand • There will be lists of 30 words • Initially, read the column on the left, then the middle, and lastly the right • DO NOT WRITE WHILE THEY ARE SHOWING • When they disappear, write them down – in any order • Keep answers hidden as you move on!

  3. Ready

  4. Cat Engine Mirror Clown Hotel Spade Box Brush Baby Necklace Mop Satnav Book Map Wheel Clock Tree Handbag Fork Candle Shirt Lipstick Football Keyring Ladder Egg Hat Bandit Zebra Carpet

  5. Obscene Colourful Large Sweet Angry Mindful Distressed Wicked Smelly Swift Expensive Hot Indifferent Tasty Strong Fearful Handsome Imprecise Nonsensical Sad Humorous Busy Indignant Dusty Loud Honourable Leafy Soft Objectionable Cuddly

  6. Sleep Alarm React Yawn Eyes Curtains Juice Phone Shower Towel Deodorant Hair Underwear Shirt Trousers Breakfast Tea Teeth Books Shoes Door Car Aircon Music School Foyer Locker Friends Tutor Lessons

  7. List 4 This will be read aloud to you. Do not write until the speaker has finished. (Teacher – cover the next slide and read from it.)

  8. Heart Line Apple Now Computer Random Sunscreen High Direction Maths Happiness Puppet Intense Liver Open Green Bus Thorough Mild Reason Varnish Seat Killer Nine Town Wild More Cement Cloud Steak

  9. List 5 This will come as a series of words in order, one at a time on the screen. They change rapidly (one per second.) Again, do not write until the blank screen. READY...

  10. Awesome

  11. Rich

  12. Beans

  13. Sponge

  14. Balcony

  15. Aircraft

  16. Kitten

  17. Solo

  18. Nightmare

  19. Coke

  20. Elephant

  21. Pencil

  22. Ocean

  23. Happily

  24. Kindness

  25. PS3

  26. Hoop

  27. China

  28. Batman

  29. Radish

  30. Migraine

  31. Running

  32. Knick-knack

  33. Unclean

  34. Sydney

  35. Drainage

  36. Lifting

  37. Microwave

  38. Niceties

  39. None

  40. Before we “mark” them: • What is all this testing? • What results do you expect in general? • produce SEVERAL predictions • be sure the data can either prove or disprove • What differences between the lists? • Will any groups do better than any others? • Is this a “test” of you personally? • Who enjoyed it? Who was anxious?

  41. Producing results • Mark your own lists from the board • Any order will do • “Yawning” will do for “yawn” – ½ mark • In double tables (up to 8 people) • produce total “correct” for 30 items on each list • graph it with the words in order

  42. The key questions • What shape are the graphs? Why? • Do the 4 list graphs differ? How? Why? • Are some words easier than others? Which types? Why? What might be the key to the colour-coding on the next page?

  43. Obscene Colourful Large Sweet Angry Mindful Distressed Wicked Smelly Swift Expensive Hot Indifferent Tasty Strong Fearful Handsome Imprecise Nonsensical Sad Humorous Busy Indignant Dusty Loud Honourable Leafy Soft Objectionable Cuddly

  44. Different variables “Variables” are parts of the expt you can change. E.g.: • full list vs. one-word-at-a-time • culture differences • list shape & layout & font choice • list length • list speed or timings • length of words • rarity / familiarity of words (different for different ppts?) • visual / aural / pictoral • context / links in the list • fatigue? distraction?

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