Lab 10: False Memory Analyses

Fabio Setti

PSYC 2401 Lab


False Memory Analyses

Today’s hypotheses

Last time we completed lab 33.False Memory. Today’s hypothesis should be simpler to test than last time:

  • Hypothesis 1: In phase 2, participants will select a higher percentage of semantically related lures (i.e., critical lures) compared to semantically unrelated lures (i.e., unrelated lures).
  • Hypothesis 2: In phase 2, participants will select a higher percentage of items on the list presented in phase 1 compared to semantically related lures.

Please, download the False_Memory_data.sav file from blackboard and open it with SPSS.

Your Turn: Method


  • Participants: What are the demographics of the participants?


  • Variables: How were the variables measured? What are the IVs and DVs?


  • Procedure: How did the experiment work?




  • Hypothesis 1: In phase 2, participants will select a higher percentage of semantically related lures (i.e., critical lures) compared to semantically unrelated lures (i.e., unrelated lures).
  • Hypothesis 2: In phase 2, participants will select a higher percentage of items on the list presented in phase 1 compared to semantically related lures.

Your Turn: Results

Analysis time!

  • What are the descriptive statistics of our variables (Mean, SD)?


  • What analyses should we run to test our hypothesis?


  • What are the results?




  • Hypothesis 1: In phase 2, participants will select a higher percentage of semantically related lures (i.e., critical lures) compared to semantically unrelated lures (i.e., unrelated lures).
  • Hypothesis 2: In phase 2, participants will select a higher percentage of items on the list presented in phase 1 compared to semantically related lures.

Your Turn: Discussion


  • Briefly summarize the results.


  • Was the hypothesis supported?


  • Are there any limitations that should be mentioned?




  • Hypothesis 1: In phase 2, participants will select a higher percentage of semantically related lures (i.e., critical lures) compared to semantically unrelated lures (i.e., unrelated lures).
  • Hypothesis 2: In phase 2, participants will select a higher percentage of items on the list presented in phase 1 compared to semantically related lures.

Any Questions? 🤔

…And Class is over!🙃

Lab 10: False Memory Analyses