Two Groups of Participants Were Asked to Learn a Series

question 41

Multiple Choice

Two groups of participants were asked to learn a series of word pairs and were then given a memory test. Both groups were told to remember the second word in each pair and use the first word as an aid to remember the targets. For Group A, the first word was semantically associated with the target word (e.g., dark-light) . For Group B, the first word rhymed with the target word (e.g., sight-light) . Each group was given hints during the memory test. These hints could be related to meaning (e.g., "Was there a word associated with 'dark'?") or sound (e.g., "Was there a word associated with 'sight'?") . Which of the following statements is NOT true?

• A) Overall, participants in Group A recalled more words than those in Group B.
• B) Participants in Group A performed better when given a meaning hint than when given a sound hint.
• C) Participants in Group B performed better when given a sound hint than when given a meaning hint.
• D) Participants in Group B performed better when given a meaning hint than when given a sound hint.