evaluation of classic study

Question 1

generalisability

Answer 1

all the participants are from the US, perhaps cannot be generalised to all cultures

Question 2

reliability

Answer 2

laboratory experiment so very well controlled
LOFTUS AND ZANNI (1975) confirmed the impact of leading questions… “the” had stronger impact than “a”

Question 3

reliability - weakness

Answer 3

similar studies with different results
YUILLE AND CUTSHALL (1986) found little impact of leading questions

Question 4

independant group design

Answer 4

lowered the demand characteristics as participants only experienced one condition

Question 5

usefulness

Answer 5

many applications:
police questioning - police need to avoid the use of leading questions

Question 6

internal validity

Answer 6

critical question hidden amongst other questions so participants were unable to guess the aim of the study

Question 7

ecological validity

Answer 7

low, in unnatural settings

Question 8

lack of informed consent

Answer 8

participants were deceived from the true nature of the study

Question 9

psychological harm

Answer 9

participants avoided psychological harm by watching a film clip rather than a real accident