Memory Retention
CSEF · 2002 Behavioral Sciences
Overview
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to determine how many factors a person could store in short term memory and the correlation between the difficulty and the accuracy of doing so. Our hypothesis predicted that as number of objects increased, the difficulty would increase as well. Methods/Materials Laptop computer. Computer software (programmed ourselves) for memory testing. Human subjects. Results Humans in our test group were able to store about 4-6 digits in short term memory. Conclusions/Discussion Humans in our test group were able to store about 4-6 digits in short term memory and difficulty in storing that information increased as the number of objects increased. Thus, the hypothesis was supported.
Summary statement
Memory Retention is about the accuracy and storage of memory.
Competition history
- CSEF 2002
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