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Pr<strong>of</strong>. Greg Francis 8/17/11Significance!! It is not that one learning strategy is better thanthe other!! or that one testing strategy is better than the otherEncoding specificity!! Memory is better when the cues available duringrecall match the cues available during encoding!! Tulving & Osler (1968)!! Encoding (learning) <strong>of</strong> information and recall <strong>of</strong>information need <strong>to</strong> matchCueNo cue!! This means it is very difficult <strong>to</strong> test forabsolute memory!! subject’s performance depends on many fac<strong>to</strong>rssoar-EAGLEHEALTH-nurseWHEEL-au<strong>to</strong>paper-BOOK...EAGLEHEALTHWHEELBOOK...Purdue UniversityPurdue UniversityEncoding specificity!! Each group split in<strong>to</strong> two groups for testingCuerecall!! cue is always related <strong>to</strong> target wordsoarnurseau<strong>to</strong>paper...No cuePurdue University!! ResultsWords recalledEncoding specificity!!cue does not always help1614121086420No cueCueTest displayPurdue UniversityStudy no cueStudy cueSurrounding context!! Deep-sea divers learn words (Godden& Baddeley, 1975), either!!on land (dry)!!under water (wet)Surrounding context!! Test for recall on land (dry) or under water (wet)StudyEAGLEHEALTHWHEELBOOK...Purdue UniversityEAGLEHEALTHWHEELBOOK...Purdue UniversityPSY 200: Intro. <strong>to</strong> <strong>Cognitive</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong> 2

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