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Peterson & Peterson
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- 1AimTo find the duration of short term memory
- 2Procedure1) Read nonsense trigrams
2) Counted backwards in threes from large, 3- digit number
3) Recall of trigrams attempted after varying periods of time - 3Findings1) 90% of trigrams recalled correctly after 3 seconds
2) Less than 10% recalled correctly after 18 seconds - 4ConclusionSTM has a duration of between 20 and 30 seconds.
- 5Criticisms- Different trigrams were used on each trial, could lead to interference between items, decreasing recall.
- Lacks mundane realism
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- Flashcards on Peterson & Peterson, created by Alice Munro on 21/09/2016.
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