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Table of contents PAGE Introduction Studies relevant to this investigation 2 Rationale 2 Aim 2 Hypothesis 2 Method Method and design 3 Variables 3 Participants 3 Apparatus 3 Procedure 3 Controls 3 Results Summary table 4 Commentary on summary table 4 Relationship to hypothesis 4 Graph commentary 4 Graph of results 5 Discussion Validity 6 Improvements for validity 6 Reliability 6 Improving reliability 7 Generalisation of findings 7 Implications of the study 7 Application to everyday life 7 Reference 8 Bibliography 8 Appendices List of appendices 8 Appendix 1: Standard instruction (word list included) 9 Appendix 2: Debriefing 10 Appendix 3: Raw data 11-25 Appendix 4: Calculations for all statistics 26 Introduction In this experiment, the cognitive approach was investigated, focusing on the study of memory within it. Chunking, a technique used to extend short-term memory capacity was studied. Miller (1956) suggested that we can hold 7±2 pieces of information in our short-term memory, which lasts for approximately 10-30 seconds. However, the amount of information stored in each unit or "chunk" varies. He proposed that STM would improve if long strings of information can be chunked into sections so that more can be stored. For example, the letters "m, e, m, o,...

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