Explanations for forgetting

Context-Dependant Forgetting

Godden & Baddeley (1975)

aim: To investigate the effect of contextual cues on the ability to recall.

method: The sample consisted of 18 participants from a university diving club, who were divided into 4 conditions: learn underwater recall on land, learn on water recall underwater, learn on land recall underwater, learn on land recall on land. The participants were presented with a list of 38 words they heard twice. The experimental design was repeated measures.

findings: the words were recalled better in the same context they were learned.

conclusion: environmental cues (context) improve recall.

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P- Godden and Baddeley ddn't control many other variables.

E- For example, the experiment took place during different times of the day and at different locations.

E- This is…