Primacy And Recency Effect Essay
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Assignment Title: Research Report (Assignment 2) To ascertain if the serial position of a word, influences word recall by analyzing the primacy and recency effect.
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18). This study was designed to look more closely at the memory and in particular to investigate if our ability to recall a list of words is affected by serial position of the words. It will specifically analyse if recall is influenced by the primacy and recency effect. This information may have major consequences on the way we carry out a variety of tasks, e.g. prepare for an interview, study for an exam etc. The results of the study provided strong evidence that word recall is affected by the serial position of the words, however it indicated that the recency effect may not have as great an influence as previously thought. This study will document the steps involved in this experiment, as they were completed, as well as the results of the study, which were illustrated by means of histograms using SPSS. This study can be easily replicated by following the steps outlined in the following
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Student (s) Number as per your student card:
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Course Title: BA (Hons) in Psychology
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Assignment Title: Research Report (Assignment 2) To ascertain if the serial position of a word, influences word recall by analyzing the primacy and recency effect.
No of Words: 2,259
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To ascertain if the serial position of a word, influences word recall by analysing the primacy and recency effect …show more content…
18). This study was designed to look more closely at the memory and in particular to investigate if our ability to recall a list of words is affected by serial position of the words. It will specifically analyse if recall is influenced by the primacy and recency effect. This information may have major consequences on the way we carry out a variety of tasks, e.g. prepare for an interview, study for an exam etc. The results of the study provided strong evidence that word recall is affected by the serial position of the words, however it indicated that the recency effect may not have as great an influence as previously thought. This study will document the steps involved in this experiment, as they were completed, as well as the results of the study, which were illustrated by means of histograms using SPSS. This study can be easily replicated by following the steps outlined in the following