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Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell
General Psychology Students’ Research Participation: Alternative Experience Form

Attend one or more research colloquia scheduled for this semester or view videos of presentations from this semester or Fall-Spring 2013-14. Videos of presentations are available for viewing on the Department’s website http://www.uml.edu/psychology-- click on Research, then Departmental Colloquia. Be sure to select from the current year’s series or last year’s series only.

Completed form(s) MUST be returned to Prof. Richard Siegel Room 301 HSSB no later than 4:00 P.M. Monday December 3, 2014 for on-campus students, 4:00 P.M. Monday November 1, 2014. Electronic copies are acceptable as long as …show more content…

Note that if you do not include enough detail for each question, you may not get full credit.

Describe what the study was designed to investigate or discover:
This study takes a look at the benefits of frequent quizzing, and how it aids in both memory and attention when studying. The study also looks at the brain’s tendency to wander particularly during long periods of studying or lectures, lowering the amount of material being consumed. The quizzes are defined by the study as low stakes tests that allow students to review material, whether given by a professor or when studying out of class.

Describe how the study was conducted (who were the participants, how were data collected?): The study conducted repeats the set up of others in which there are two control groups. In Dr. Weinstein’s study, each control group was given 4 sets of 12 people’s names attached to faces. Each group was told that they may or may not be tested after each set, with a definite test after studying all 4 sets. In reality, one control group was tested after each set while the other group was only tested on all 4 sets at the end. Describe some of the results and what they meant: The results found that when retested at a later date, the participants who were tested, did far better than those who were only tested once. For the final test after all sets, the group that was consistently tested got

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