This experiment investigated whether people would remember a series of words more successfully if they heard the words read aloud (auditory method) or if they saw the words written on flash cards (visual method). The experiment was conducted using a within-subjects design. Ten adults (4 males, 6 females) participated in this study. The first condition was administered by the experimenter by reading 15 random words aloud to the participants and the second condition consisted of the experimenter showing participants 15 flash cards with random words written on them. After each condition, participants were then instructed to write down the words they remembered. The hypothesis of the experiment was that people would have better recall of words in the visual condition than in the auditory condition. The results of the study did not support the hypothesis. The results of the experiment were significant, suggesting that people will have greater success remembering words by the auditory method.
