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Question 89

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of processing depth on long-term memory retention. Six participants were tested under two conditions: after performing a shallow structural processing task and after performing a deep semantic processing task on a list of 30 words. The raw data, representing the number of words recalled by each participant, is presented in the table below.

Table 1: Number of words recalled in a memory task

ParticipantNumber of words recalled after structural processingNumber of words recalled after semantic processing
U818
V1124
W921
X1327
Y719
Z1022

Calculate the mean number of words recalled after structural processing.

You must give your answer to one decimal place.

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  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
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