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Loftus and Palmer
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- 1What are leading quesitons?Qs phrased in a way that leads one to give a particular answer. They are more suggestive than others
- 2What does Loftus and Palmer's study focus on as a whole?The effects of 'leading questions' on one's ability to accurately remember events.
- 3What was the aim of experiment 1?Investigate the accuracy of memory and, in particular the effect of leading questions on what people remember
- 4What was the aim of experiment 2?To see if a leading question 'changed' a person's subsequent memory of the event they witnessed.
- 5Describe the research method and designLab experiment - independent measures - first experiment was snapshot, whereas second was longitudinal
- 6Describe the sample of experiment 1.45 American college students , divided into five groups recieving different levels of IV.
- 7Describe the sample of experiment 2150 American college students divided into 2 IV (and 1) control groups
- 8Identify the independent variables of experiment 1Severity of verb used in leading question
- Smashed
- Collided
- Bumped
- Hit
- Contacted - 9Identify the dependent variable in experiment 1Speed estimate from the participants.
- 10Identify the independent variables in experiment 2Verb used in leading question:
- Hit
- Smashed
- No question (control) - 11What videos were shown to participants in experiment 1.7 different car accident clips
- 12[experiment 1] What were participants required to do after seeing these clips?Fill out questionnaire which asked for a description of the accident
- 13[experiment 1] What was the key question in this questionnaire?'About how fast were the cars going when they [IV condition] each other?'
- 14[experiment 1] What was the mean estimate for the car speed from the 'smashed' verb participant group?40.8 mph
- 15[experiment 1] What was the mean estimate for the car speed from the 'Contacted' verb participant group?31.8 mph
- 16What video were the participants in experiment 2 shown?One minute multiple car accident with no smashing glass
- 17[experiment 2] What were the participants required to do after seeing this video?to describe the accident and then answer a series of questions about it.
- 18[experiment 2] What were the critical questions?'How fast were the cars going when they [smashed/hit] into each other?'
The control group was not asked this - 19[experiment 2] What were participants asked a week after this experiment?'Did you see any broken glass?'
- 20[experiment 2] How many of the 'smashed' group said they saw broken glass?16/50
- 21[experiment 2] How many of the 'hit' group said they saw broken glass?7/50
- 22[experiment 2] How many of the control group said they saw broken glass?6/50
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- A level Psychology: Themes through Core Studies (Cognitive Area) Flashcards on Loftus and Palmer, created by Jack Lynch on 21/12/2019.
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