Eye vs. Ear

Question Do people have better visual or auditory memory?

Purpose The purpose of this project is to determine if people have better visual or auditory memory. This is important because in the future people will need to know what to use to help them remember.

HYPOTHESIS We hypothesize that visual memory will help you remember better then auditory memory. We believe this because when we have a book to read, we do not remember as much as if we read it ourselves.

Procedure

Materials One stop watch Ten lists with ten different two digit numbers on each list Twenty five pieces of paper Five pencils Elmo or board

Variables Manipulated Variables: Whether the numbers are seen or heard Responding Variables: How many numbers are recalled Constant Variables: Amount of numbers on list in each trial Amount of time to see list Number of times the auditory list is read Amount of time to recall the numbers

Directions 1. Gather five people. 2. Put them all in different spots. 3. Put ten two digit numbers on a sheet of paper. 4. Pass out paper and pencils to each person. show them all the number list. 5. After one minute remove. 6. Ask person to write down as many numbers as they remember 7. Collect papers from students and count how many they got correct. 8. Repeat 1-7 for four more trials. 9. Repeat steps 1-8 except read the numbers to them instead of letting them see them. 10. Repeat step 9 for four more trials.

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Average Number of Numbers Recalled Data Chart Average Number of Numbers Recalled

Conclusion Our hypothesis was correct. Visual memory is better than auditory. The average number of auditory numbers recalled was 3.502. The average number of visual numbers recalled was 4.772. If we did this investigation again we would use letters instead of numbers to see if we would get the same results.