FACTORS AFFECTING EWT - MISLEADING INFO

Question 1

what does research into misleading info have?

Answer 1

real-life application

Question 2

how does research into misleading info have good irl application?

Answer 2

consequences of inaccurate EWT can be detrimental

Question 3

what does Loftus say about misleading info?

Answer 3

misleading info due to leading q’s by police

Question 4

psychologists can use misleading info research to…

Answer 4

improve the legal system and appear as expert witnesses in court

Question 5

research into misleading info is….

Answer 5

artificial

Question 6

how is research into misleading info artifical?

Answer 6

clips of car accident don’t develop real stress of being there irl

Question 7

how is artificial nature of experiment as limiation?

Answer 7

means that leading q’s don’t tell us anything abt recall as it could be better with the anxiety [ yerkes dodson model ]

Question 8

what can there be in misleading info?

Answer 8

individual differences

Question 9

how can there be individual differences in misleading info?

Answer 9

older people less accurate at giving info than youth

Question 10

who conducted research to show individual differences in misleading info?

Answer 10

anastasi and rhodes

Question 11

what did anastasi and rhodes find about individual differences in misleading info?

Answer 11

years 18-25 and 35-45 more accurate than 55-78

Question 12

what does individual differences in misleading info decrease?

Answer 12

the population validity of the experiment and decreases generalisability as it might apply to some more than other