A cognitive psychologist investigated the effect of schemas on the perception of ambiguous figures. Participants were shown an ambiguous drawing that could be interpreted as either a guitar or a spade. Before viewing the drawing, participants in the first condition were primed with music-related objects, while participants in the second condition were primed with gardening-related objects.
The results of the study are shown in the table below:
| Perceived as guitar | Perceived as spade | |
|---|---|---|
| Condition 1 (Music context) | 24 | 8 |
| Condition 2 (Gardening context) | 6 | 18 |
Identify and simplify the ratio of the number of participants who perceived a guitar in the first condition to the number of participants who perceived a guitar in the second condition.
513 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Data recording, analysis and presentation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.