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Experiment to Test Memory Using Recognition and Free Recall.
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Experiment to Test Memory Using Recognition and Free Recall. Rita McCauley AS Psychology, 2002 South Trafford College ABSTRACT This experiment aimed to investigate whether cues assist recall. It was expected that there would be a significant difference in recall between the group given cues and the group without, and that the group with cues will perform better. Subjects were asked to learn nonsense syllables and remember as many as possible, in either a free recall, or recognition condition. The subjects using free recall correctly remembered a total of 52 syllables, compared to a total of 87 syllables correctly remembered by the subjects in the recognition condition. The Mann-Whitney U test was applied to the results and this produced a U1 of 6 and a U2 of 94. As U1 was lower than the critical value of 27 the H1 was accepted. These results showed a significant difference, which had not happened by chance, supporting the theory...
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