Memory is a cognitive, information- processing system which enables us to store

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Memory is a cognitive, information- processing system which enables us to store and retrieve information over time ( Zimbardo. Johnson, & Hamilton, 2014). Although our memories are normally quite reliabl, it is known that sometimes our memories can be susceptible to various kind of errors and distortions (Schacter, Koustal & Norman, 1997). For example, Roediger and McDermott (1995) found that when presenting participants with lists of thematically related words with a critical but unpresented lure (e.g., the words thread, pin eye,sewing,sharp, and point are presented, but not the critical associated word needle) participants would falsely recall the critical lure. A more recent study by Dehon and Breddart(2004) used this sort of test ( called the DRM paradigm) to establish that older adults are more likely to falsely recall the critical lure than younger adults.Based on past findings, the present study attempts to replicate the finding that older adults are more susceptible to false memories by using lists of words and a recognition test.

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The experiment hypothesis predicts that _________? while the null hypothesis predicts that ____________?

1.older participants will have a higher rate of false recognition than younger participants

2.older participants will have a lower rate of false recognition than younger participants

3. there will be a small difference in the rate of false recognition between older and younger participants

4. there will be a large difference in the rate of false recognition between older and younger participants

5. there will be no difference in the rate of false recognition between older and younger participants

What is the independent variable and what is the dependent variable.

Explanation / Answer

In this study

experiment hypothesis predicts that ---___ .older participants will have a higher rate of false recognition than younger participants

null hypothesis predicts that ___________there will be no difference in the rate of false recognition between older and younger participants

The independent variable in this experiemental study is age group having two value

1. older adults

2. Younger participants

The dependent variable is suseptibility to false recogition as measured by instances of false recognition in  'recognition test'

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