Two Groups of Participants Were Asked to Learn a Series

question 34

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 their 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.

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