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A cognitive psychologist is designing a study based on the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve. The researcher plans to have participants engage in effortful encoding by memorizing a list of 50 nonsense syllables. Propose one specific, measurable operational definition the researcher could use to quantify the 'retrieval' phase of memory 24 hours later.
Question: A cognitive psychologist is designing a study based on the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve. The researcher plans to have participants engage in effortful encoding by memorizing a list of 50 nonsense syllables. Propose one specific, measurable operational definition the researcher could use to quantify the 'retrieval' phase of memory 24 hours later.
Sample answer: The researcher could operationally define retrieval as the absolute number of nonsense syllables accurately written down from memory by the participant 24 hours after the initial encoding phase.
Key points:
- Proposes a quantifiable dependent variable (e.g., number or percentage of items).
- The variable specifically measures the retrieval of information.
- The measure logically aligns with the methodological task of memorizing syllables.
Rubric: Award full credit for a response that provides a clear, quantifiable measure of memory retrieval that fits the context of learning nonsense syllables.
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