PSYC 2650 Lecture 8: PSYCH 2650 - LTM
4 Feb 2016
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Fundamental studies of memory when there was only introspection. Before ebbinghaus: start with formed ideas (already in memory) and look backward to. Nd the source. (such as an introspection method, get insights, inferences of how they were formed) Thus, they were able to bring many variables under scienti c control! Iv: retention interval (time passed between studying the material and than being tested on, more time = the less likely you are to remember), length list (of the nonsense syllables), Dv: retention saving: took you less time to study it the second time because you saved it in your memory. example experiment. He was both the researcher and the participant in this study. (he had his own expectations that could turn bias) Measure study time for 2 perfect recitations (100%), he let the time run and measured it until his participants were able to get the list down perfectly regardless of how long it took.
