The experiment tested the effects of noise and time pressure on recognition and anxiety. It found that neither noise nor time limits had an effect on recognition scores or anxiety levels. The results were similar to other studies using the Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm, where participants falsely recognized critical lures as often as studied words, but less for non-studied words. The study suggests that stronger variables like louder noise, smaller time limits, or additional testing delays could be explored in future research.

1. The Effects of Noise and Time
on Recognition and Anxiety
Conclusions
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• Neither noise nor time had an effect on
recognition scores or anxiety levels.
• This experiment found results similar to other
studies that used the DRM. Participants falsely
recognized critical lures almost as often as they
remembered studied words, and non-studied
words were recognized less often.
• Participant STAI anxiety scores did not differ
between the experimental conditions.
Future Research
• Effects of stronger variables (i.e. louder or
faster noise, smaller or longer timer)
• Tempo or pitch of noise may be increased.
• Effects of additional time added between
studying and the memory test.
• Test recall instead of recognition.
• Further investigation of learning strategies
within the conditions (i.e. time spacing).
There were no main effects for noise, F(1,58 ) =.045, Mse =4.03,p = .832.
There were also no main effects for time, F(1,58) = .029, MS e =2.56, p = .866.
The ANOVA did reveal an main effect of word type, F(1,58) = 345.61,
p = .000.
But did not reveal an interaction between condition and word recognition,
F(1,58) = .122, p = .885.