Recall

A measure of memory which involves reproducing information that has been stored in memory with few cues to assist retrieval.

Free Recall

Reproducing information from memory in any order, without the assistance of cues.

1. Write down as many Mr. Men characters as possible.

2. Now write down as many of the 7 dwarves as possible.

Serial Recall

Reproducing information from memory in the order in which it was presented.

1. Write down the colours of the rainbow in order.

2. Now write down the planets in order from the sun.

Serial Recall

Colours of the rainbow:

• Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

Planets from the sun:

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

– Pluto?

Cued Recall

Reproducing information from memory by making use of some kind of aid or hint to assist retrieval.

1. Write a second list of Mr. Men characters with help from images.

2. Then write a second list of the 7 dwarves with help from the first letters of their name.

Mr. Men

How many can you recall with the help of visual cues?

Mr. Bounce

Mr. Brave

Mr. Bump

Mr. Busy

Mr. Chatterbox

Mr. Cheerful

Mr. Clever

Mr. Clumsy

Mr. Cool

Mr. Daydream

Mr. Dizzy

Mr. Forgetful

Mr. Funny

Mr. Fussy

Mr. Good

Mr. Greedy

Mr. Grumble

Mr. Grumpy

Mr. Happy

Mr. Impossible

Mr. Jelly

Mr. Lazy

Mr. Mean

Mr. Messy

Mr. Mischief

Mr. Muddle

Mr. Noisy

Mr. Nonsense

Mr. Nosey

Mr. Perfect

Mr. Quiet

Mr. Rude

Mr. Rush

Mr. Silly

Mr. Skinny

Mr. Slow

Mr. Small

Mr. Sneeze

Mr. Snow

Mr. Strong

Mr. Tall

Mr. Tickle

Mr. Topsy-Turvy

Mr. Uppity

Mr. Worry

Mr. Wrong

Name the 7 Dwarves

• B

• D

• D

• G

• H

• S

• S

Name the 7 Dwarves

• Bashful

• Doc

• Dopey

• Grumpy

• Happy

• Sleepy

• Sneezy

Recognition

A measure of memory which involves identifying the correct information from among alternatives.

1. Identify the original 7 deadly sins from the various options

Recognition

Revenge Lust

Gluttony Rape

Greed Sloth

Adultery Wrath

Pedophilia Envy

Murder Pride

Theft Pre-marital sex

Recognition

1. Lust

2. Gluttony

3. Greed

4. Sloth

5. Wrath

6. Envy

7. Pride

Is recognition reliable???

Relearning

A measure of memory based on learning information again that has previously been learned and stored in LTM. The method is used to measure the amount of information ‘saved’ from previous learning. Also called method of savings.

ERA: Hypothesis

It is hypothesised that those participants who can circle items that they recognise within a given list will achieve a higher score than the participants who have to reproduce the nonsense syllables from their memory.

IV: The method of retrieval used (recall vs recognition)

DV: The number of nonsense of syllables correctly remembered