DISCUSSION 

The aim of this experiment was to compare the outcome of incidental learning and that of
intentional learning with a hypothesis that intentional condition would lead to better learning
outcomes than the incidental condition.
The experiment followed the pattern of a within-subject study and the subject was exposed
to two conditions, separated by a rest pause of 5 minutes. The first condition focused on
incidental learning, wherein the subject was presented with a list of 10 words through a
PowerPoint presentation, each shown only once and one at a time with the duration of
exposure being 7 seconds. Instructions were given to simply read the words aloud as well as
perform an orienting task of counting the number of vowels in each of them. The responses
were noted by the experimenter. This was followed by a surprise recall in any order (free
recall) immediately. After the rest pause, instructions for the second condition, focusing on
intentional learning, were given. The subject was explicitly asked to learn as many words as
possible while also reading them aloud. Another list of 10 words was presented through a
PPT, each shown only once and one at a time with the duration of exposure being 7 seconds.
This was followed by an immediate free recall, i.e. in any order and the time taken was noted.
Thereafter, the results of both conditions were compared. 

As can be seen on Table 1.....

Explanations

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