1. Influences on Episodic Memory Free Recall Demonstration
Langston,
Cognitive Psychology

2. Instructions You are going to see a list of words.
Pay attention to the words and try to remember as many as you can.
When the instruction to recall appears, write down all of the words you can.
Write the words in any order.
You will have one minute to recall the words.

3. BED

4. CLOCK

5. DREAM

6. NIGHT

7. TURN

8. MATTRESS

9. SNOOZE

10. NOD

11. TIRED

12. NIGHT

13. ARTICHOKE

14. INSOMNIA

15. REST

16. TOSS

17. NIGHT

18. ALARM

19. NAP

20. SNORE

21. PILLOW

22. ***RECALL THE LIST***

23. Data Analysis
Let’s look at some specific items and see if you did or didn’t recall them…

24. Data Analysis Serial position: Did you recall: Nod, rest? (middle)
Snore, pillow? (recency)
Bed, clock? (primacy)

25. Data Analysis Distinctiveness: Did you recall: Artichoke?
What kind of distinctiveness is this?

26. Data Analysis Repetition: Did you recall: Night?
Should repetition work in this task (maybe think of some reasons for yes and some for no)?

27. Data Analysis Organization: Did you recall: Toss?
Toss and turn together and in order?
What kind of task would influence whether or not this happened?

28. Here’s the list: Bed Clock Dream Night Turn Mattress Snooze Nod Tired
Artichoke
Insomnia
Rest
Toss
Night
Alarm
Nap
Snore
Pillow

29. Data Analysis Did you recall: Sleep?
What happened? This will lead us into long term semantic memory.

30. End Influences on Episodic Memory Free Recall Demonstration