Areas And Debates - Loftus And Palmer

Question 1

Usefulness

Answer 1

Useful
Shows it is easy to change memory of an event
Practical application for the police
Not useful
Only 121/150 ppts answered no suggesting that it isn’t that easy to change a persons memory

Question 2

Ethical issues

Answer 2

Ethically worthy as it helps us understand whether witnesses should/shouldn’t be questioned about events to get a true picture of what happened

Question 3

Link to area

Answer 3

Investigating cognitive processes of memory

Specifically, reconstructive nature of memory, showing leading questions to have an affect to change memory of an event

Question 4

Link to key theme

Answer 4

Provides empirical evidence that info received after an event affects memory, shows memory is reconstructive

Question 5

Psychology as a science

Answer 5

Controlled lab exp which meets criteria so it is scientific