To see if memory of words is affected by their location in a list
Method
Participants listened to 20 word lists with 10-40 words on them - and were asked to recall word after each list
Results
Recall related to the position of words. There was higher recall for the first and last words than in the middle
Conclusion
Shows The Serial Position effect and evidences the Multi-Store Model of Memory
Weakness
Lacks validity as participants performed an unusual task
Strength
Murdock used a lab experimental design - meaning there was a high level of control. Therefore, it could be concluded that the position of words determined
