Godden and Baddeley's study on context

• What did Godden and Baddeley aim to see in their study?

  If context improved recall
• What were the two contexts used by Godden and Baddeley?

  ‘Underwater’ and ‘on the beach’
• What were the conditions in Godden and Baddeley's experiment?

  Same or different settings
• What were the conditions of the same context in Godden and Baddeley's experiment?

  Dry/dry, wet/wet
• What were the conditions of the different context in Godden and Baddeley's experiment?

  Wet/dry, dry/wet
• In which conditions was recall highest in Godden and Baddeley's study?

  Two matching conditions
• When are memories more accurate in relation to learning and recall environment?

  Same environment for learning and recall
• What improves the accuracy of memory?

  Context acting as a cue
• According to the text, what type of research produced better recall?

  Complex materials in real life
• What does the use of complex materials in real life suggest?

  Context doesn't affect memory as much
• How long after learning were the words recalled in Godden and Baddeley's study?

  Almost immediately
• According to the text, to what does the context research only tell us about?

  Short-term recall
• How similar must the context be to act as a cue for recall?

  Very similar
• When does context improve memory recall?

  In limited situations
• What is a false memory?

  Memory for something that didn't happen