Evaluation EWT- Post event

Question 1

who was the study done by FOR ewt

Answer 1

Loftus (1979)

Question 2

what happened (red purse)

Answer 2

a man steals a red purse from a womans bag
they were given infomation that the purse was brown

Question 3

what percentage of peope remembered the purse

Answer 3

98%

Question 4

Evaluation for this

Answer 4

it was shown on a slide show so it wasn’t an emotive experience- not true to life
dated research
the colour red was quite obvious but if it was 2 colour colour’s the statistic may be different

Question 5

whats the study AGAINST ETW

Answer 5

Loftus and Zanni (1975)

Question 6

7% of people where asked

Answer 6

did you see A broken headlight

Question 7

17% of people where asked

Answer 7

did you see the broken headlight

Question 8

changes of the word can change peoples perspectives

Answer 8

everyone can be lead(this can be done through intense questioning)

Question 9

what are 2 reasons against this

Answer 9

7/17% isn’t a massive difference therefore no everyone can be lead
dated reasearch