A radio presenter records the same safety announcement twice. In one recording she speaks slowly with clear pauses; in the other she speaks rapidly in a fla...
Question 1 Report
A radio presenter records the same safety announcement twice. In one recording she speaks slowly with clear pauses; in the other she speaks rapidly in a flat voice. Listeners later answer questions about the information.
(a) Which recording is likely to produce the best recall of the information? [1]
(b) Explain one way pace or intonation could affect listeners' memory for the announcement. [2]
(c) Describe one control the researcher should use when comparing the two recordings. [1]
Answer Details
(a) The slow recording with clear pauses [1] (b) Slower speech gives listeners more time to process/chunk the information [1]; this makes encoding or later recall more accurate [1] (c) Keep the words/content identical in both recordings / use the same volume / test listeners after the same delay [1]
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