franzi_1
(1) general
information
The subjects will be
required to learn two lists (A-B and A-C) with 30 paired items each. The lists
will contain 30 words (A) which will be paired with a color (B) in the first
list and a certain keypress (C) in the second list (the same words). The colors
will be “red”, “blue” and “green”, the keys will be “1”, “2”, and “3” (from the
numeric part of the keyboard). Later the subj. will be tested on their memory
retrieval for the word-color/key-combinations under different conditions.
(2) run chart
(2a) subject
information
The initials, subject
number, and condition* should be typed in.
(2b) instructions
[I’ll write them
later]
(2c) learning
condition
[the words will be
taken out of a text file]
- present the
A1-B1 pair (e.g. drama – blue) for 6 seconds
- then
present the next pair (A2 – B2)
- … and so on
up to the 5th pair
- test1:
present word A1 - ? for 6 sec and demand answer
- provide 3
sec feedback (“correct”/”wrong”)
- continue
this testing up to pair A5 - ?
- present
pairs A6-B6 up to A10-B10 (like described above)
- test pairs
A6-B6 up to A10-B10 (like described above)
- … (and so
on)
- present
A26-B26 up to A30-B30
- test
A26-B26 up to A30-B30
- test items
1 to 30 in a random order
- continue to
test the whole list in a random order until each item has been correct twice
- after that:
instruction for learning second list
- use the
same procedure as in list one, but with the A-C pairs
- for the
word-color-pairs use a voicekey to measure the correct answer
- for the
word-key-pairs use the keypress to measure the correct answer
- the
reaction times are not important, but should be recorded, though
(2d) testing
conditions
- the
subjects will be required to perform both possible answers, i.e. perform B and
C if A is presented (in any order)*
- and they’ll
be required to perform only one possible answer, i.e. B or C if A is
presented*
- in the test
condition they won’t get a feedback about their answer
- testing:
the word A should be presented until one or both answers (depending on
condition) are performed – keypress and/or spoken word
(3) *conditions
- there are 4
different conditions in this experiment:
- 1st
list to learn 2nd list to learn 1st testing 2nd
testing
A-B A-C B and C B or C
A-B A-C B or C B and C
A-C A-B B and C B or C
A-C A-B B or C B and C