Psychology · Level 2 · Intermediate
The Godden and Baddeley (1975) experiment on context-dependent memory on land and underwater: a replication
Murre JMJ (2021). Royal Society Open Science. doi:10.1098/rsos.200724 · CC BY 4.0
Step 1 of 2Read the paper
A famous 1975 study found divers remembered words better when they recalled them in the same place they learned them (on land or underwater). This paper tried to repeat it: 16 divers heard word lists on land or underwater and recalled them 4 minutes later in either place, with every diver doing all four combinations.
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How to read it
- In the Introduction, find why the author thinks replicating famous studies matters.
- Study Table 1 to see how the order of conditions and word lists was arranged.
- Compare Figure 1a (this study) with 1b (the original): which bars should be highest?
- Note: a 2022 addendum re-analyses this data. Answer from the original paper; its Discussion lists differences from 1975.
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15 questions · about 40 minutes including reading · pick an answer to see straight away if it’s right. Nothing is saved.
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Paper: Murre JMJ, Royal Society Open Science (2021), licensed CC BY 4.0. Summary and questions are Research Nest’s own; read the original for the full study.