The Effects of Olfaction and Task Complexity on Recall (a lab report)

Abstract Fifty-one psychology students were recruited to determine the effects of olfaction and task complexity on recall. All participants were English literates. After giving participants a general idea of the study, participants were given a list consisting of either simple or complex words and tested on the number of words they could successfully recall. The odor variable was then introduced, followed by a similar memory test. While task complexity had an adverse effect on recall, …

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