Memory AQA psychology: Peterson and Peterson

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Peterson and Peterson

Nirupama Rajesh · Accepted Answer

- 24 psych students participated
- participants had to try and recall three letter consants after different intervals
- ppts would recall fewer trigrams as time gap increased
- STM has limited 20s duration when we cant rehearse information

Nirupama Rajesh · Answer

pros - highly controlled
cons - low ecological validity

Memory AQA psychology

Peterson and Peterson

- 24 psych students participated - participants had to try and recall three letter consants after different intervals - ppts would recall fewer trigrams as time gap increased - STM has limited 20s duration when we cant rehearse information

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