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ENCODING IN LTM
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ENCODING IN LTM
BADDLEY
- A: Find out about the nature of encoding in LTM
- P: Four groups of pp's were given different lists of 10 words (Acoustically similar/dissimilar & semantically similar/dissimilar)
- Interval of 20mins
- Asked to recall the words in serial order
- Interval of 20mins
- F: Recall worse for semantically similar words than semantically dissimilar
- Recall the same for acoustically similar & dissimilar
- C: Baddley concluded that encoding in LTM is mainly semantic
A02
- We encode differently in LTM
- E.G. We recognise sound of sirens & a phone ringing (Acoustic encoding). We also remember faces (Visual encoding)
- Semantic encoding is not the only method
- E.G. We recognise sound of sirens & a phone ringing (Acoustic encoding). We also remember faces (Visual encoding)
- Well controlled lab experiment (pp & situational variables tightly controlled)
- Even though it was conducted in an artificial environment - Baddley used familiar words in all conditions
- High in internal & external validity
- Even though it was conducted in an artificial environment - Baddley used familiar words in all conditions
- We encode differently in LTM
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