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Use Of Test Context Dependent Memory

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The purpose of this study was to test context-dependent memory, which refers to a pattern where recall is improved when the environment of recall is the same as the environment of learning. To study context-dependent memory, psychologists conducted two experiments. One experiment required divers to learn a list of words either underwater or on land. These divers then had to recall the list of words either in the same environment or the alternative environment. The second experiment tested whether the disruption caused by changing environments influences recall. Two groups of divers learned a list of words on land, changed environments, and returned to land to recall the list of words. These results were compared to the results of two groups of divers who learned the list on land and recalled the list on land without interference.
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Experiment 1
This experiment used a repeated measures design with thirteen male divers and five female divers. The experiment consisted of four different conditions: learning on land, recalling on land (Land/Land); learning on land, recalling underwater (Land/Water); learning underwater, recalling underwater (Water/Water); learning underwater, recalling on land (Water/Land). Participants were split into groups of four and two divers were tested at a time; each group experienced each condition on different days. Words were presented in groups of three to the divers via an audio recording with a two second interval between each word in the

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