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Misleading Information
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- 1How did Loftus and Palmer investigate how misleading information could distort eyewitness testimony?This study used 45 American students and 5 conditions, but only one was experienced by each participant. Participants were shown slides of a car accident involving a number of cars and were asked to describe what had happened as if they were eyewitnesses. The questions were specific, e.g how fast was the car going? The variation came with the choice of word for hit. The words were hit/smashed/collided/bumped/contacted.
- 2What did Loftus and Palmer find from their experiment?In descending order of estimated speed, the words used to describe the video:
- Smashed
- Collided
- Bumped
- Hit
- Contacted - 3How does this experiment lack mundane realism?The video does not have the same emotional impact as witnessing a real-life accident, so the research lacks ecological validity.
- 4Why may the sample not be representative?The use of students mean it is not representative of the general population in a number of ways. They may be less experienced drivers, and so are less confident in estimating speeds.
- 5What is a strength of the study?It is easy to copy, as it is a lab experiment which uses a standardized procedure.
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- Flashcards on Misleading Information, created by Sam Ferstenberg on 15/05/2019.
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