Investigating Memory Test 1
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Investigating Memory
Test 1
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.
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.
Many thanks for your help!