Pengaruh Tayangan Humor Terhadap Short Term Memory pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Sumatera Utara

Abstract

One of the short term memory increasing method which can be done is by using humor. Using of humor in education process can give enough assistance for the education world, that is to increase short term memory ability for students. This research aimed to find the influence of humor show to short term memory. This research is conducted on 30 students of psychological faculty of University of North Sumatera. The sampling technique used is non-probability sampling. The research method used in this research is experimental method with randomized matched two group design. Data analyzing method which is used is paired sample t test. The result of the research prove that there is a significant influence of humor show to short term memory. Significancy value t test obtained 0.057 and t value obtained 1.985 with t table 1.699. Significancy value which lower than 0,05 and the higher count t value compared to t table value prove that humor show has influence in short term memory.