A student learns a list of 10 words while the word “harbour” is displayed on screen. The student is later asked to recall the words without seeing “harbour”, and then again with the word displayed.
| Test condition | Words recalled |
|---|---|
| “Harbour” not displayed | 4 |
| “Harbour” displayed | 9 |
The student is also asked to choose the words from a list of options, without “harbour” being displayed.
Using retrieval failure, explain the pattern in the table and explain what you would expect in the test with a list of options.
37 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 5.1 Key Concepts, covering 5.1.1 Stages of information processing, 5.1.2 Types of forgetting, and 5.1.3 Brain, neurological damage and memory. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.