PSY 410-002 – Cognitive Psychology Lab



PSY 410 – Cognitive Psychology Lab. J.P. Toth. Spring 2013Lab Assignment #7: The Remember/Know task; and Expected Results for your Final ProjectFor this lab you have two main goals. The first is to complete the "Remember/Know" experiment in CogLab and answer three questions about it. The second is to outline the expected results of your research project, and the statistics you will use to analyze them. Keep in mind that our first Data Collection Day is Tuesday, April 2nd, so now is the time to be making concrete progress on the design and implementation of your experiment!A. Complete the Remember/Know experiment in CogLab (under Metamemory) and then answer the following questions (put them in a Word document in a section titled "Remember/Know Task"): 1. For what condition did you produce the most “remember” responses, the synonym or the rhyming condition? Explain your results.2. Imagine that, while walking through the mall, you see someone you know (recognize) but you can’t figure out why know (recognize) them. As they get closer, however, and you hear them talking about playing in a band, you realize that this individual works at the music store near your house. How did knowing this individual change to remembering them?3. In your opinion, is the distinction between remembering and knowing a real one? That is, do you believe that it reflects two, qualitatively different forms of memory? Why or why not?B. Outline your expected results and specify the statistics you will use to analyze them.Using the same Word document you used for the R/K questions, start a new section titled "Expected Results". In this new section, create a summary data table that reflects your experimental design (e.g., 2x2, 2x3, etc.). Label the different rows and columns in this table with your conditions, using clear, descriptive labels, not generic labels like "Condition A" or "Group 1". Also, give the table a title that clearly describes what data is (going to be) presented within it (e.g., "Proportion of words recalled as function of gender and word type"). Then, enter actual (expected) numerical values into the table to represent your predictions about the pattern of results you expect to find. Below your table, provide (a) a description of the specific statistics you plan to use to analyze your data, and (b) a brief statement of your expected statistical results. For example, you might say, "A 2x2 mixed-factor ANOVA will be used to analyze the data. The between-subjects factor will be Gender (male, female) while the within-subjects factor will be Emotional Word Type (happy, sad). Results are expected to show a main effect of word type (happy > sad), no main effect of gender (male = female), but a significant interaction. The interaction is expected to reflect a large difference in memory for happy vs. sad words for females, but no happy/sad difference for males". If you're unsure about how to do this, consider examining the results sections of relevant papers, or using an on-line statistical resource (see course website). The goal is to convince Eva & I that you know how to analyze your data.> Name your document "Lab7-yourlastname.doc" and send it to Eva by 5pm this Friday. ................
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