Investigating Memory

Test 2

In a moment, you will be shown a number of word pairs one at a time e.g.

bear - book

Try to memorise the word pairs.

Press the [ENTER] key when you wish to proceed.

Memory Strategy

Please choose one of the following strategies to help you remember the words: (e.g. bear – book)

1 Visualisation: Try to memorise the word pairs by

forming a bizarre image that expresses both words, e.g.

2 Putting into a sentence: Try to invent a silly sentence containing both the words, e.g. The bear was eating the book.

Tell us which you have chosen when you email us your results – thanks. Please press [ENTER] to continue.

To test how well you have remembered the words you will be presented with the first word of a pair and will have to try and recall the matching word. For example, if presented with

bearthe correct response would be

book

To record your recall, you will need to write the word down on a piece of paper - so make sure you have pen and paper ready now.

Press the [ENTER] key when you wish to proceed.

The word pairs follow……...

Hit [ENTER] when you are ready to begin

The presentation of the word pairs is then automatic

Lake - Insect

1

Apple - Home

2

Window - Rock

3

Grass - Bottle

4

Salad - Frog

5

Gold - Elbow

6

Coast - Butterfly

7

Microscope - Lemon

8

Barrel - Piano

9

Tree - Newspaper

10

Baby - Paper

11

Ship - Magazine

12

Hospital - Fox

13

Sea - Automobile

14

Restaurant - Hillside

15

String - Valley

16

Temple - Corner

17

Cradle - Plant

18

Nail - Sugar

19

Winter - Party

20

Corn - Butcher

21

Clock - Fire

22

Picture - Fur

23

Rattle - Bowl

24

Hall - Thorn

25

University - Swamp

26

Admiral - Student

27

Brain - Dawn

28

Building - Potato

29

Shoes - Beaver

30

End of word pairsNow write down the number

4796598

at the top of a piece of paper. Subtract ‘7’ from this number and write down the answer. Now subtract ‘7’ again and keep doing this for one minute……

NB This slide will change automatically after one minute – no need for you to time it!

End of arithmetic!

Press the [ENTER] key when you are ready to proceed.

Don’t forget to have paper and pencil ready!

You will now be shown the first word of each pair and you should

try and write down the other word of that pair.

Press the [ENTER] key when you are ready to proceed

The presentation of the word pairs is then automatic

Lake -

1

Apple -

2

Window -

3

Grass -

4

Salad -

5

Gold -

6

Coast -

7

Microscope -

8

Barrel -

9

Tree -

10

Baby -

11

Ship -

12

Hospital -

13

Sea -

14

Restaurant -

15

String -

16

Temple -

17

Cradle -

18

Nail -

19

Winter -

20

Corn -

21

Clock -

22

Picture -

23

Rattle -

24

Hall -

25

University -

26

Admiral -

27

Brain -

28

Building -

29

Shoes -

30

End of experimentPlease would you now email back your

answers (numbered 1 – 30),together with your age and sex, and the

strategy you chose [1 – visualisation; 2 – sentence].

Many thanks for your help!