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The aim of this study is to see if the verbal label underneath each picture affects the participants recorded image and to see whether the Whorfian hypothesis is still present.
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Index Page Abstract 3 Introduction 4-5 Aim, hypotheses 5 Method; Design, variables, target 6-7 -population and sampling method Apparatus and material 8 Procedure 8-10 Ethical considerations 10 Results 11-13 Discussion 14-15 Conclusion 15 References 16 Appendix index 17 Abstract A study was conducted with the aim of exploring memory by testing the effect of verbal label on the reproduction of abstract figures. Research that has already been carried out to which is similar to this experiment is the study of Carmichael, Hogan and Walter in 1932. The aim of this study is to see if the verbal label underneath each picture affects the participants recorded image and to see whether the Whorfian hypothesis is still present. The study was carried out in a classroom. The participants were selected by using Opportunity sampling (as it was a very efficient and cheap method); the researcher used anyone who was available in the classroom in order to take part in the experiment. The participants...
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