Eyewitness testimony : Misleading Information

Question 1

Who investigated Leading questions

Answer 1

Loftus Palmer

Question 2

What was the procedure of Loftus and palmer

Answer 2

Participants watched film clips of car accidents, and answered Q’s about speed
- Contacted 31mph - Smashed 40mph

Question 3

Why do leading questions affect EWT

Answer 3

Response bias
Substitution explanation - where wording interferes with original memory

Question 4

Who investigated Post event discussion

Answer 4

Gabbert

Question 5

What was the procedure of Gabbert

Answer 5

Paired participant who thought they were watching the same video but actually different perspectives - then discussed what they had seen

Question 6

Effect of post event discussion

Answer 6

71% wrongly recalled aspects of the event

Question 7

Why does post-event discussion affect EWT

Answer 7

Memory Contamination
Memory Conformity

Question 8

Evaluation of Misleading Information
- 1 Strength
- 2 Limitations

Answer 8

+ Real world application in criminal justice system (Loftus argues police should be careful in phrasing questions, psychologist can help explain limitations of EWT to juries, preventing faulty convictions)
- Evidence does not support memory conformity
- Substitution explanation is evidence challenging it