Evaluation Of Misleading Information On EWT

Question 0

What is the strength of the research of misleading information on eye witness testimony

Answer 0

It was a lab experiment so there is control over extraneous variables like the viewpoint the participants had to the clips

Question 1

What are the practical applications of the research of misleading information on eye witness testimonies?

Answer 1

Police will know to word questions carefully so that they don’t alter the way eye witnesses answer. Also juries can be warned about the accuracy of eye witnesses

Question 2

Is the study ecologically valid?

Answer 2

No, because participants were only watching film clips of car crashes and wouldn’t be as emotionally involved with the crash as they would be in real life. This is a weakness to the study, because the lack of emotional involvement could affect their accuracy

Question 3

Does the study have population validity?

Answer 3

No because there were only 45-50 American students. So there isn’t a large age range or intelligence range, therefore we can only say how American students react under these circumstances