Brandes, Tammo Nils Helmut Rudolf (2023) "Judging a Book By its Cover?": The Impact of Superficial Contextual Information on Digital Flashcard Learning. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Research from visual search suggests that contingencies between contextual information and responses can be learned. The ability to form these associations may also be applicable to digital flashcard learning to provide additional cues. The present study aims to investigate how superficial contextual information impacts study performance and cue processing in a digital flashcard setting. The hypotheses are that lowering the predictability of contextual cues by varying the spatial layout or the syntax of the cue a) improves cue content processing as seen in test performance and b) slows reaction times during the study session. A two-block mixed design was used with the first block for measuring individual baseline performance and the second block for introducing cue manipulations. In each block, 46 participants (all aged 17-25) studied concepts for 15 minutes in a digital flashcard setting, followed by a two-minute Tetris task and a test. Results suggest that varying the predictability of contextual cues does not affect reaction times or test performance. However, response accuracy during study sessions was found to be negatively affected by spatial layout variations. Thus, there is some evidence that contextual cues affect the study process, though differently and less extensively than in visual search. The findings are also in line with research on sentence memory and syntax as well as research on encoding specificity. Future studies into the matter are warranted to guide the development of digital flashcard algorithms.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Rijn, D.H. van |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2023 14:41 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2023 14:41 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2762 |
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