... variable, the amount of words recalled of each process was measured. Being an experiment, extraneous variables were controlled. The design of this experiment is repeated measures whereby, all twenty participants use all the independent variables throughout the single task. Opportunity sampling method was used concentrating on a target population of sixth form students from Tapton School in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Ethical treatment and considerations of all participants were met. A simple questionnaire was proposed to participants consisting of questions each in relation to a word situated next to the question that required a 'yes or 'no' answer to. Each question required a semantic, phonological or structural level of processing in order to answer the question associated with the word. The questionnaire was taken from the participant upon completion and they were then asked to recall the words that were situated next to the questions, therefore measuring the effect of processing on memory. ...

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