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Psychology Coursework Lucy Nuttney Is performance of memory affected by environmental stimuli? Abstract Introduction This experiment aims to investigate whether or not recall of a list of words is influenced by playing classical music (Mozart) in the background. The psychological topic areas relevant to this are memory and recall. Memory can be defined as 'the capacity to retain and later retrieve information' (Baron 1992). Models of memory have been proposed to suggest how information is received, stored and later recalled when needed. The Two- Process Model or Multi-Store Model of Memory, devised by Atkinson and Schifrin (1968), suggests that memory comprises of three stores, the sensory memory, short term and long term memory. They suggest that information detected by the five bodily senses, which is relevant to the individual, passes through each of these stores. Sensory memory can be held for approximately one second, but can be given further attention if necessary,...

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