Forgetting - Divers study by Godden and Baddeley - Advantages and disadvantages table in A Level and IB Psychology

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Created on: 20-05-21 10:39

Forgetting - Divers study by Godden and Baddeley

Advantages

good face validity as measures what it's supposed to measure (how recall is affected by the environment you're in.
can be applied to real life and is good evidence to support the cue dependant recall theory - especially in crime scenes when police need to collect more information, they can take the victim back to the scene of the crime to trigger any memories so they can recall more information.

Disadvantages

study was carried out on divers so cant be generalised to wider population - repeated measures design (same people in different conditions of the iv)
lacks ecological validity as was carried out in two uncontrolled environments.

Evaluation

supports the cue dependant theory of recall that environmental cues improve recall

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