A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of - Queen Margaret University

3.2.1.2 Initial training and assessment procedure 75
3.2.1.3 Immediate recall 75
3.2.1.4 Delayed recall 76
3.2.1.5 Qualitative information 76
3.2.1.6 Scoring system 77
3.2.2 Results 77
3.2.2.1 Immediate recall 77
3.2.2.2 Delayed recall 79
3.2.3 Learning strategies used by participants 80
3.2.4 Discussion and implications 81
3.3 Preliminary Study Two 83
3.3.1 Procedure 83
3.3.1.1 Stimuli 83
3.3.1.2 Initial training and assessment procedure 83
3.3.2 Results 84
3.3.2.1 Immediate recall 84
3.3.2.2 Delayed recall 86
3.3.3 Discussion and implications 88
3.4 Preliminary Study Three 90
3.4.1 Procedure 90
3.4.2 Results 90
3.4.3 Discussion and implications 91
3.5 Preliminary Study Four 92
3.5.1 Procedure 92
3.5.1.1 Initial training and assessment procedure 92
3.5.2 Results 93
3.5.3 Discussion 94
3.6 Contribution of Preliminary Studies’ findings to Main Investigation 95
3.6.1 Stimuli properties 95
3.6.1.1 Uniqueness of stimuli 95
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