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Context Dependent Memory (CDM)
How do lyrics in music affect
context dependent memory?
Context Dependent Memory (CDM)
Godden and Baddeley (1975)
Study of scuba divers
Context Dependent Memory (CDM)
• Physical location: Godden & Baddeley, 1975
• Time of day: Holloway, 1978
• Drug/alcohol states: Eich, 1980
• Mood states: Eich & Metcalfe, 1989
• Music: Smith, 1985
Context Dependent Memory (CDM)
Smith, 1985
• Asked participants to learn words whilst listening to music.
• Recall was performed listening to the same music, different music
or no music.
• Found people recalled words better when listening to the same
music in learning and recall than a different piece or no music during
recall.
• People learned better when listening to music than in the control
group where no music was heard.
Context Dependent Memory (CDM)
Mead & Ball, 2007
• Asked participants to learn words whilst listening to music in either
the major or the minor key.
• Recall was performed listening to music in the same key or in a
different key.
• Found people recalled words better when learning and recall was
performed listening to music in the same key.
Context Dependent Memory (CDM)
Our study:
How do lyrics in music affect context dependent memory?
Conditions:
Same context conditions:
• Learn – lyrics
recall – lyrics
• Learn – no lyrics
recall – no lyrics
Different context conditions:
• Learn – lyrics
recall – no lyrics
• Learn – no lyrics
recall – lyrics
Context Dependent Memory (CDM)
Why would this research be interesting?
Is context dependent memory affected by lyrics?
Do lyrics help or hinder memory?
What aspects of music aid memory?