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Maintenance Rehearsal Demonstration
Maintenance Rehearsal Demonstration
Langston,Cognitive Psychology
Langston,Cognitive Psychology
InstructionsInstructions
You are going to see three lists of words.
Each list will be preceded by a task. The task will tell you what word to remember.
Pay attention to the words and try to remember the appropriate word.
When the instruction to recall appears, write down the word.
You are going to see three lists of words.
Each list will be preceded by a task. The task will tell you what word to remember.
Pay attention to the words and try to remember the appropriate word.
When the instruction to recall appears, write down the word.
TaskTask
Recall the LAST word BEGINNING with the letter W…
Recall the LAST word BEGINNING with the letter W…
REACHREACH
JOINTJOINT
SAILSAIL
WITCHWITCH
RIGHTRIGHT
KINGKING
WANDWAND
PAINTPAINT
DRAINDRAIN
LOOKLOOK
NOUNNOUN
WELLWELL
HOUNDHOUND
CRACKCRACK
BIRDBIRD
WHEELWHEEL
SPOONSPOON
WINDWIND
***RECALL WORD******RECALL WORD***
TaskTask
Recall the LAST word BEGINNING with the letter G…
Recall the LAST word BEGINNING with the letter G…
DOGDOG
OILOIL
RIFLERIFLE
GROWGROW
GRAINGRAIN
TABLETABLE
FRIESFRIES
ANCHORANCHOR
GLOVEGLOVE
HARPHARP
GEMGEM
BIKEBIKE
LAKELAKE
GIANTGIANT
PURSEPURSE
LAUGHLAUGH
HOUSEHOUSE
DEVILDEVIL
***RECALL WORD******RECALL WORD***
TaskTask
Recall the LAST word BEGINNING with the letter M…
Recall the LAST word BEGINNING with the letter M…
JOKERJOKER
RINGRING
KNIFEKNIFE
MINDMIND
HAPPYHAPPY
MILKMILK
SHORESHORE
NAMENAME
LOVELOVE
CHORECHORE
MOUSEMOUSE
MAIDMAID
SPILLSPILL
DOUGHDOUGH
MELONMELON
RUNRUN
PARTYPARTY
BATHBATH
***RECALL WORD******RECALL WORD***
Ratings TaskRatings Task
Rate each item on the following scale
1 = Really hard23 = Neither easy nor hard45 = Really easy
Rate each item on the following scale
1 = Really hard23 = Neither easy nor hard45 = Really easy
Ratings TaskRatings Task
The difficulty of the W list was:The difficulty of the G list was:The difficulty of the M list was:
The difficulty of the W list was:The difficulty of the G list was:The difficulty of the M list was:
Ratings TaskRatings Task
Assuming your ratings were different, why did one list seem harder or easier?
Assuming your ratings were different, why did one list seem harder or easier?
Memory TestMemory Test
Write down all of the words that you can remember from all three lists. This is a standard free recall task, so feel free to write them in any order.
You have one minute…
Write down all of the words that you can remember from all three lists. This is a standard free recall task, so feel free to write them in any order.
You have one minute…
Data AnalysisData Analysis
The real goal of this demonstration was to give you varying amounts of maintenance (Type I) rehearsal and see what effect that would have on memory.
Some words were only to be rehearsed for one position (one second) up to five positions (five seconds).
What difference might this make?
The real goal of this demonstration was to give you varying amounts of maintenance (Type I) rehearsal and see what effect that would have on memory.
Some words were only to be rehearsed for one position (one second) up to five positions (five seconds).
What difference might this make?
Data AnalysisData Analysis
If more rehearsal leads to better recall:
If more rehearsal leads to better recall:
0102030405060708090
100
Percent Recall
0 1 2 3 4 5
Number of Seconds of Rehearsal
Data AnalysisData Analysis
If more rehearsal doesn’t affect recall:
If more rehearsal doesn’t affect recall:
0102030405060708090
100
Percent Recall
0 1 2 3 4 5
Number of Seconds of Rehearsal
Scoring TableScoring TableNumber of seconds of rehearsal
List Words Count
0 W Right, king, drain, noun, crack, bird
0 G Table, fries, bike, purse, laugh, devil
0 M Happy, shore, love, dough, run, bath
1 Wind, grow, mouse
2 Wheel, glove, mind
3 Witch, gem, maid
4 Well, grain, melon
5 Wand, giant, milk
Data AnalysisData Analysis
Our class data:Our class data:
0102030405060708090
100
Percent Recall
0 1 2 3 4 5
Number of Seconds of Rehearsal
End Maintenance Rehearsal Demonstration
End Maintenance Rehearsal Demonstration