Eye vs. Ear
Jan 07, 2016
Eye vs. Ear
Question
Do people have better visual or auditory memory?
PurposeThe purpose of this project is to determine if people have better visual or auditory memory. This is important because in the future people will need to know what to use to help them remember.
HYPOTHESISWe hypothesize that visual memory
will help you remember better then auditory memory. We believe this because when we have a book to read, we do not remember as much as if we read it ourselves.
Procedure
MaterialsOne stop watchTen lists with ten different two digit numbers on each list
Twenty five pieces of paperFive pencilsElmo or board
VariablesManipulated Variables:
Whether the numbers are seen or heard
Responding Variables:How many numbers are recalled
Constant Variables: Amount of numbers on list in each trial
Amount of time to see listNumber of times the auditory list is readAmount of time to recall the numbers
Directions1. Gather five people.2. Put them all in different spots.3. Put ten two digit numbers on a sheet of paper.4. Pass out paper and pencils to each person. show
them all the number list. 5. After one minute remove. 6. Ask person to write down as many numbers as
they remember7. Collect papers from students and count how
many they got correct.8. Repeat 1-7 for four more trials. 9. Repeat steps 1-8 except read the numbers to
them instead of letting them see them.10. Repeat step 9 for four more trials.
Photograph
Graph
Data ChartAVERAGE NUMBERS RECALLED
TRAIL
1 TRAIL
2 TRIAL
3 TRIAL
4 TRIAL
5 AVERAGE
AUDITORY
3.63 3.35 2.84 3.15 4.54 3.502
VISUAL
5.05 5.85 4.07 4.53 4.36 4.772
Average Number of Numbers Recalled
ConclusionOur hypothesis was correct. Visual
memory is better than auditory. The average number of auditory numbers recalled was 3.502. The average number of visual numbers recalled was 4.772. If we did this investigation again we would use letters instead of numbers to see if we would get the same results.