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Question 12

The table below shows data resembling results from Grant et al.’s (1998) study into context-dependent memory on a short-answer recall test.

Table 1: Recall Test Results (out of 10)

Study – Test ConditionMean ScoreRange of Scores
Silent Study – Silent Test (Matching)6.74–9
Noisy Study – Noisy Test (Matching)6.23–9
Silent Study – Noisy Test (Mismatching)4.61–8

Outline one difference in performance on the recall test between participants in the matching Silent Study – Silent Test condition and those in the mismatching Silent Study – Noisy Test condition.

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Memory Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Memory

163 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Memory, covering Loftus and Palmer (1974): Eyewitness testimony and Grant et al. (1998): Context-dependent memory. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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