The Effect of Sound Sequence Length on Short Term Memory Retention
Department
Chemistry
Major
Chemistry
Research Advisor
Gerald, Rex
Advisor's Department
Chemistry
Abstract
Humans have trying to unlock the mysteries of the brain for thousands of years. One aspect of the brain, memory, is a very hot research topic. According to current research there are three types of memory, short term memory, long term memory, and working memory. This experiment attempts to examine the effect of increasing auditory sequence length on short term memory retention.
To do this a sound sequence was played of long and short beeps. This sound sequence varied from one to nine beeps. A participant was tasked with remembered and repeating the correct sequence of beeps. Results showed that as sound sequence length increased the number of successful remembrances stayed steady from 1-5 beeps then decreased from 5-8 beeps with a small increase at nine beeps. Results also showed that the average amount of auditory objects that could be remembered was 6 ± 1 objects.
Biography
Thomas Gremminger is a third year Chemistry student at Missouri S&T. Thomas would like to go into the food science field after he receives his chemistry degree. In his spare time Thomas works for the L.E.A.D program as a Chemistry and Physics Peer Learning Assistant.
Research Category
Social Sciences
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Location
Upper Atrium/Hall
Presentation Date
15 Apr 2015, 9:00 am - 11:45 am
The Effect of Sound Sequence Length on Short Term Memory Retention
Upper Atrium/Hall
Humans have trying to unlock the mysteries of the brain for thousands of years. One aspect of the brain, memory, is a very hot research topic. According to current research there are three types of memory, short term memory, long term memory, and working memory. This experiment attempts to examine the effect of increasing auditory sequence length on short term memory retention.
To do this a sound sequence was played of long and short beeps. This sound sequence varied from one to nine beeps. A participant was tasked with remembered and repeating the correct sequence of beeps. Results showed that as sound sequence length increased the number of successful remembrances stayed steady from 1-5 beeps then decreased from 5-8 beeps with a small increase at nine beeps. Results also showed that the average amount of auditory objects that could be remembered was 6 ± 1 objects.
