Honors College Research
Document Type
Research Paper
Date of Completion
Fall 11-2017
Project Type
Honors Capstone
Department
Behavioral Sciences
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Kenneth Hobby
Abstract
This study sought to discover whether there was a connection between the attentional draw of a word, as represented by text color and grouping, and the likelihood of it being transferred into short term recall memory. College students at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas were given one of six timed memory test scenarios and asked to recreate the list to the best of their ability. The students were then asked to complete a series of post-test questions designed to measure their perception of their own performance on the test. The students were also asked to complete a demographics questionnaire that established a brief history of their current and previous scholastic behavior. The participants’ performance on the memory test was then compared to the information from the post-test survey as well as the demographics questionnaire. I hypothesized that both text color and text grouping would positively influence short term recall memory so that a combination of the two would result in the most accurate recollection of the word list.
Copyright held by
public domain
Recommended Citation
Haynes, E. (2017). The Effect of Text Color and Text Grouping on Attention and Short Term Recall Memory. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.harding.edu/honors-research/4
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