Influences on Episodic Memory Free Recall Demonstration

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Influences on Episodic Memory Free Recall
Demonstration

• Langston,
• Cognitive Psychology

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Instructions

• You are going to see a list of words.
• Pay attention to the words and try to remember as
  many as you can.
• When the instruction to recall appears, write
  down all of the words you can.
• Write the words in any order.
• You will have one minute to recall the words.

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BED
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CLOCK
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DREAM
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NIGHT
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TURN
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MATTRESS
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SNOOZE
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NOD
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TIRED
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NIGHT
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ARTICHOKE
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INSOMNIA
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REST
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TOSS
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NIGHT
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ALARM
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NAP
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SNORE
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PILLOW
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RECALL THE LIST
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Data Analysis

• Lets look at some specific items and see if you
  did or didnt recall them

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Data Analysis

• Serial position Did you recall
• Nod, rest? (middle)
• Snore, pillow? (recency)
• Bed, clock? (primacy)

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Data Analysis

• Distinctiveness Did you recall
• Artichoke?
• What kind of distinctiveness is this?

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Data Analysis

• Repetition Did you recall
• Night?
• Should repetition work in this task (maybe think
  of some reasons for yes and some for no)?

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Data Analysis

• Organization Did you recall
• Toss?
• Toss and turn together and in order?
• What kind of task would influence whether or not
  this happened?

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Heres the list

• Bed
• Clock
• Dream
• Night
• Turn
• Mattress
• Snooze
• Nod
• Tired
• Night

• Artichoke
• Insomnia
• Rest
• Toss
• Night
• Alarm
• Nap
• Snore
• Pillow

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Data Analysis

• Did you recall
• Sleep?
• What happened? This will lead us into long term
  semantic memory.

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End Influences on Episodic Memory Free Recall
Demonstration