Instructions for Participants

• Please follow ALL instructions on the screen EXACTLY. • This experiment will test your ability to learn and recall

under distracting audio stimuli.• You will be given a 4x4 square of numbers to memorize.

Your aim is to memorize as many numbers as possible.• You have 2 minutes to memorize this 4x4 grid. Once the

time is up, the grid will disappear. Hence, make the most of these 2 minutes to remember the numbers.

• When you are ready to begin the memory task, press Enter

3 4 11 15

10 7 12 5

14 8 1 16

6 2 13 9

Recall Task 1

Instructions

• You will now be performing an anagram task. The anagrams are all 6 letter words that are scrambled, and your aim is simply to unscramble each word.

• For example, ‘BARCNH’ is unscrambled as ‘BRANCH’ • Fill in your answers in the answer sheet provided.• Try to solve as many anagrams as possible. You have

approximately 90 seconds for this task.• Press Enter to begin the Anagram task

Anagram Task

• 1) PNCIEL • 2) TAGINE• 3) EARRES• 4) SPLUSR• 5) GOURCH• 6) MWAHOK• 7) HSSEOU• 8) KNIELD• 9) SMTERA• 10) ASSPDE• 11) NBBILE• 12) OGERAN• 13) ALHIEN• 14) BRCHAN• 15) PATRYS

16) TARDRE17) TBTNUO18) KTIETN19) ELTATB20) DTUPIS21) ERESTT22) TALBET23) FWLORE24) ITRENA25) NUTIES26) NVAITY27) YODNER28) TAINED29) NLDETA30) HATNEM

• You will now perform the recall task. When you are ready, press Enter first, then turn over the paper labeled ‘Recall Task 1’

• Follow instructions on ‘Recall Task 1’!

• When done, press Enter.

• You can take a short break now (maximum 5 minutes)

• Whenever you are ready for the next part of the experiment, press Enter

Instructions for Participants

• You will now perform the same memory task with a different 4x4 grid of numbers.

• Once again, you have 2 minutes to memorize this 4x4 grid, and the grid will disappear after 2 minutes.

• When you are ready to begin the memory task, press Enter

Recall Task 2

6 9 13 1

2 16 11 7

3 14 5 8

10 4 15 12

Instructions

• You have 2 minutes to rehearse.

• After 2 minutes you will have to perform the recall of the number grid.

• Do not press any key, this slide will change when 2 minutes is up.

• You will now perform the recall task. When you are ready, press Enter first, then turn over the paper labeled ‘Recall Task 2’

• Follow instructions on ‘Recall Task 2’!

• When done, press Enter.

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• Thank you for your time!