... words than group one. Null hypothesis for the experiment There will be no significant difference between the two groups. Experimental design The experimental design I have used is Independent groups design. There are two main reasons for this; firstly I only have to come up with one set of words to remember. This means that setting the experiment up is easier and faster. Secondly there is no chance of people remembering the words from the first time because no one will know that the other side of the experiment is taking place. There are, however, disadvantages, which are that one group, might include a group of brain-damaged people whose short-term memory is affected while the other group could include people that can remember things very easily. Another disadvantage is that more people need to be recruited to take part in the experiment. Independent variable The independent variable in this study is the way ...

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