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What was the aim of grant et al?

To test the effect of noise as a source of context on the studying of retrieval of meaningful material in an academic context.

How many participants and experimenters were involved in the experiment?

39 participants and 8 experimenters

What was the age range for the participants and how many from each gender?

17-56 years and 17 females, 23 males.

Name the four conditions used in the experiment.

Silent silent, noisy noisy, noisy silent, silent noisy

How many cassettes were provided and what was the noise heard on the tape?

8 cassettes and background noise in a university cafeteria at lunchtime.

What specific features were notified about the audio tape heard by participants?

You can't hear any complete sentences, the background noise consisted of occasional distinct words and phrases, along with the movement of tables and chairs.

What was the name of the article the participants studied?

Psycho immunology

How many questions were on both tests? Specify which tests

sixteen multiple choice questions and ten short answer questions