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Duncan Godden: 2 ideas worth knowing

2 ideas from Duncan Godden, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

• Scuba divers remembered words better underwater if they'd learned them underwater

  In a 1975 experiment, divers memorised word lists either on a beach or several metres underwater, then were tested for recall in both environments. Recall was consistently better w…

  — Duncan Godden and Alan Baddeley, Context-dependent memory in two natural environments: on land and underwater

• Scuba divers remember word lists best back in the exact place they learned them

  In a 1975 study, divers memorized word lists either on a beach or fully submerged underwater, then recalled them in either the same or the opposite setting. Recall was consistently…

  — Duncan Godden and Alan Baddeley, Context-dependent memory in two natural environments: on land and underwater

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