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Discussion - From the analysis of the results, it clarifies that the outcome of the investigation showed that the labels given influenced the participants and so this affected the way the participants drew it from memory.
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Discussion From the analysis of the results, it clarifies that the outcome of the investigation showed that the labels given influenced the participants and so this affected the way the participants drew it from memory. These results gained were similar to Carmichael et al.'s (1932) study, which was mentioned in the introduction. The findings of this study were that the participant's drawings were much more like the verbal description than the original stimulus figures had been. So as the investigation completed has gained similar results to that of Carmichael's it can be stated that this probably happened because the participants found it easier to rely on those labels when remembering. If it had been essential to remember the drawings accurately the participants might have used more demanding processing strategies. From the data analysis, it clearly proves the experimental hypothesis 'Interpretation of an ambiguous figure will be influenced by how it is labelled...
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