M4 task
For this task I was able to sit them down in a quiet environment where they could be focused and prepared for the test. Prior to the test I had each individual grab a note card and pencil and be ready for the test.
First I told them to listen to the list of words I was about to read, and then once I was done, to write down as many as they could remember.
This was the list I read: thread, pin, eye, injection ,syringe, sewing, sharp, point, hurt, knitting, prick, thimble, haystack, pain
These are their lists:
Friend 1: thread, eye, injection, syringe, sewing, point, thimble, pain
Friend 2: thread eye injection sewing sharp prick, thimble, pain
Once they had written down as many of the words as they could remember, I told them to listen to a second list and again, remember as many words as possible.
This is the second list I read: Bed, Drowse, Awake, Nurse, Tired, Sick, Dream, Lawyer, Wake, Medicine, Snooze, Health, Snore, Rest, Dentist, Blanket, Physician, Doze, Patient, Slumber, Stethoscope, Nap, Curse, Peace, Clinic, Yawn, Surgeon
These are their lists:
Friend 1: Bed, awake, nurse, sick, dream, wake, snooze, snore, rest, dentist, doze, patient, stethoscope, nap, clinic, surgeon.
Friend 2: Bed, drowse, nurse, tired, sick, lawyer, wake, rest, dentist, blanket, physician, doze, slumber, nap, yawn, surgeon.
The results were very interesting. Even though neither participant could remember every word on the list, a pattern was present in the test. Both test takers were able to remember the first and last words said in each of the lists. This proves the "primacy" and "recency" affect. Both myself and the participants found this very interesting, but after thinking about it, it made sense on why we would remember those certain words.
On the other side, the words in the middle were not well remembered, due to the fact that they were in the middle and everything was so hectic as they were trying to remember the words.
Overall I enjoyed this test and will try it again on more people, like my family, to see how well their memory is and to see if the same patterns are still present.
First I told them to listen to the list of words I was about to read, and then once I was done, to write down as many as they could remember.
This was the list I read: thread, pin, eye, injection ,syringe, sewing, sharp, point, hurt, knitting, prick, thimble, haystack, pain
These are their lists:
Friend 1: thread, eye, injection, syringe, sewing, point, thimble, pain
Friend 2: thread eye injection sewing sharp prick, thimble, pain
Once they had written down as many of the words as they could remember, I told them to listen to a second list and again, remember as many words as possible.
This is the second list I read: Bed, Drowse, Awake, Nurse, Tired, Sick, Dream, Lawyer, Wake, Medicine, Snooze, Health, Snore, Rest, Dentist, Blanket, Physician, Doze, Patient, Slumber, Stethoscope, Nap, Curse, Peace, Clinic, Yawn, Surgeon
These are their lists:
Friend 1: Bed, awake, nurse, sick, dream, wake, snooze, snore, rest, dentist, doze, patient, stethoscope, nap, clinic, surgeon.
Friend 2: Bed, drowse, nurse, tired, sick, lawyer, wake, rest, dentist, blanket, physician, doze, slumber, nap, yawn, surgeon.
The results were very interesting. Even though neither participant could remember every word on the list, a pattern was present in the test. Both test takers were able to remember the first and last words said in each of the lists. This proves the "primacy" and "recency" affect. Both myself and the participants found this very interesting, but after thinking about it, it made sense on why we would remember those certain words.
On the other side, the words in the middle were not well remembered, due to the fact that they were in the middle and everything was so hectic as they were trying to remember the words.
Overall I enjoyed this test and will try it again on more people, like my family, to see how well their memory is and to see if the same patterns are still present.
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