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what is the aim of Loftus and palmers 1st study

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to investigate the effects of leading questions on accuracy of eyewitness testimony

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what is the aim of loftus and palmers 2nd study

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to investigate whether leading questions bias a persons response or actually alter the memory that is stored

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what are the strengths of loftus and palmers study

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lab experiment high levels of control , high levels of replicability
independant measures-reduced demand characteristics
quantitative data easy to analyse

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what are the weaknesses of loftus and palmers study

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ethnocentric- all participants were from washington uni
lab experiment - low ecological validity
protection- participants are watching videos of crash so may cause pyschological harm

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what are the 3 stages of memory

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encoding , storage, retrieval

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how were the participants recruited in grants study

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8 researchers recruited 5 participants to give a total sample of 40

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what are the sample characteristics in grants study

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17 male 22 male age 17-56

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what is the aim of grants study

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to investigate the effects of context dependant memory effects on recall and recognition

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what are the conclusions from grants study

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the context dependant memory applies for newly learned materials in recall and recogniton task

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what are the strengths from grants

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independant measures
reduces order effects and demand characteristics
ethics - participants given a debrief
quantitave data - easy to analsyse

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what are the weaknesses of grants study

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lab experiment- low ecological validity
quantitative- lacks depth and detail
independant measures - larger number of participants needed

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what is behaviour due to

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inner mental processes

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