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Brewer & Treyens Memory Experiment Instructions. Look at the picture for 35 seconds When you see the word ‘Now’ try and recall as many objects as you can by writing them down. Click Mouse to Continue. Now. Bricks Computer Notebooks Pencil case Files Skull Ringbinders Briefcase.
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Brewer & Treyens Memory Experiment Instructions • Look at the picture for 35 seconds • When you see the word ‘Now’ try and recall as many objects as you can by writing them down Click Mouse to Continue
Bricks Computer Notebooks Pencil case Files Skull Ringbinders Briefcase Pliers Floppy discs Filofax Pen holder CD Rom Chair Filing cabinet Answers:
Brewer & Treyens Experiment • Which objects did you recall best • What kind of schema, if any, were they in? • Did you recall objects that weren’t in the office schema? • If so, which ones? • Can you suggest reasons for this? Click mouse to Continue
Brewer & Treyens Findings: • Brewer & Treyens found that participants recalled the office things best • They also found that participants included things that you would expect to find in an office but weren’t in this particular picture • Did you find this? • Participants didn’t recall things that you wouldn’t expect to find in an office such as the pliers and bricks • However, they did recall the skull. Brewer and Treyens suggested that this was because it’s weird. Click mouse to continue
