Aim: to see if memory of a room
is influenced by schemata.
Participant: 30 Uni Students.
Method:
Students were asked to wait in
the psychologists office until the
psychologist was ready for them
Office contained many normal things
associated with the office schema, but some
things were purposely not in the room, and
some things not associated with the office
schema were also placed there.
After a while the psychologist came and took
them out of the room, and they were asked to
recall everything they had seen in the office.
Findings:
The participants successfully recalled all
the things in the room associated with the
office schema.
The pps also recalled things
associated with the office
schema that weren't actually
there.
The unexpected items (not
associated with the office
schema) were not recalled.
However, a skull that was in the office was
recalled. Because it was so unusual and out
of place that the pps took specific note of it
unconsciously being there.