My experiment basically involves testing peoples memory of words. Words are flash up on the screen one after the other, and then a list of words is shown at the end, where the individual selects the words they have seen.Now,my dilemma is... the words are either in black or colour - I'm testing if colour has an impact on words remembered - so would it be better to have some people using only black words, and others using coloured, or to have the words mixed (and the colouring reversed for the other group)? I hope this makes sense. I really need feedback as I'm doing my dissertation on this.
Also, anyone willing to be a participant, or even a tester, please get in touch too!!!
Thank you!!!
2007-08-17 01:06:28 · 7 answers · asked by x_pandafi_x 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Oh, and "Nonyabusiness" - it's for a dissertation! And I do have a boyfriend (think you might need one though)! Thanks! ^^
2007-08-17 01:17:06 · update #1
I have included a section to ask about colour blindness and other things, so I am trying to cover those areas.
2007-08-17 01:18:45 · update #2
Thanks everyone!
And Kessie...if I'm doing mixed colours...I'll have another group of people doing the same thing, but the colours would be reversed..in an attempt to see if it's the colour or the word. But thanks. I really appreciate all the feedback
2007-08-24 04:58:08 · update #3
If you use color, then the list at the end should be exactly the way they appeared in the test. I think the test should include a mix of black and colors with white backgrounds. This way, it won't matter if some testers are color blind - unless part of the experiment includes WHICH colors are more memorable.
Regardless of how you conduct the test, the question is - how will you determine if it's the color (including black) versus the actual word - that helps them associate/remember it?
2007-08-23 19:08:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's an interesting one, I would test each participant with words written in black and then test the same participants with another list of words in colour so you could test whether coloured words help or distract the participants recall of words. Good luck with your dissertation.
2007-08-24 05:01:21 · answer #2 · answered by Snake eyes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might be better to have a black words group, a yellow words group, a blue words group etc. Rather than black vs. colored because then you wouldn't be able to discern which color helped or hindered memory for the word (if that turns out to be the case).
2007-08-17 08:45:43 · answer #3 · answered by stargirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lets hope your subject is not colour blind, yes people will often assoc things with colours, an yes colours will often make somethings easy to remember like stop signs or yeild signs, i saw a girl do the same thing hers turned out good it was her essay that brought it home
2007-08-23 13:57:49 · answer #4 · answered by panthor001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep in mind that the test subject may not place importance upon color, rather upon the substance or meaning of the word. I myself am colorblind. I look beyond color to shape, meaning, detail, and so on....
Good luck on your experiment... :-)
2007-08-17 01:16:35 · answer #5 · answered by Avatar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i watched a segment on 60 minutes (Australia) last week on an autistic man who solved incredible problems and he described it in terms of visualising colors....very interesting. They think he might be the key to unlocking how our brains work.
2007-08-17 01:24:32 · answer #6 · answered by skinsect 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
don't u have anything betta to do?....go find a girlfriend or a boyfriend
2007-08-17 01:10:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋