Fact Eff Eye Witness Test Mis Leading Info Leading Questions

Question 1

What is leading q

Answer 1

A question that wrongly implies something about an event or crime
E.g what colour was the youths jacket? Implies perpetrator was a youth

Question 2

How does it effect accuracy of eye witness testimony

Answer 2

Info that is implied in question contaminates the witness mem nd therefore witness recall inaccurate info

Question 3

Loftus and palmer
Aim
Method
Sample

Answer 3

AIM= inv phrasing of a Q can affect the ppts mem of event
METHOD=lab experiment
SAMPLE= 45 American students 5g of 9

Question 4

Loftus ans palmer
Procedure

Answer 4

All ppt shows video of crash each g asked leading Q with diff verb (IV)
-smashed, hit , collided ,bumped or contacted
-how fast where the cars travelling when they***** each other?
-measured ppt speed estimates in mph (dv)

Question 5

Loftus and palmer
Findings
Conclusion

Answer 5

-Guess higher mean speed when they had smashed (40.5mph)
Compared to contacted (31.8mph)
Conc= phrasing Of Q cab influence ppts memory of event

Question 6

Strength AO3

Answer 6

P-practical applications
E-principle of theory that leading q can influence accuracy of ewt led to improvements in criminal justice system nd the development of cognitive interview.
E-cog interview avoids use of leading q uses a variety of tech to inc accuracy of ewt e.g open question such as “recall everything” to trigger as many details about event as possible nd inc accuracy of eyewitness testimony without ur being effected by misleading info
L-impo part of applied psych coz it could lead to more accurate testimony nd improve lives of ppl effected by crime

Question 7

AO3 limitation

Answer 7

P-lacks mundane realism
E-Loftus nd palmers research use artificial task of watching video of car crash
E-therefore diff to gen findings of research that leading questions affect the accuracy of ewt as foster et al has found that ew of real event understands impo of consequences of giving inaccurate info,however ppt watching video do not have same motivation to give accurate testimony
L-therefore lowering external validity