Psychology GCSE Edexcel Topic A - Case Studies

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Palmer (1975) - Does context affect perception?

Participants: 64 student participants (Opportunity sampling)

IV - The types of objects seen within different pictures of the same kitchen.

(1) A loaf of bread (3) A drum

(2) A mailbox (4) No context

DV - The number of objects correctly identified in each condition.

(1) Condition 1: A kitchen with a loaf of bread

(2) Condition 2: A kitchen with a mailbox

(3) Condition 3: A kitchen with a drum

(4) Condition 4: A kitchen without a context

Results:

The highest amount of the object correctly defined was the loaf of bread. The lowest amount was the mailbox. The drum and no context conditions had higher amount of objects identified than the mailbox.

Bartlett (1932): Does memory affect reproduction?

IV - Independent variable

DV - Dependent variable

ppt. - Participant

pps. - Participants

Carmichael et al. (1932): Do words affect recall?