factors affecting memory (false memory) (Loftus and Pickrell)

Question 1

who are the researcher(s)?

Answer 1

Loftus and Pickrell

Question 2

what was the IV?

Answer 2

type of memory (true or false)

Question 3

what was the DV?

Answer 3

whether they (pp’s) can identify the false memory

Question 4

what was the research method?

Answer 4

lab experiment

Question 5

what was the experimental design?

Answer 5

repeated measures

Question 6

what was the sample?

Answer 6

24 pp’s (3 males, 21 females- aged 18 to 53)

Question 7

what was the CV?

Answer 7

all had the same base of false story

Question 8

what were the results/findings?

Answer 8

25% recalled the false memory
79% chose the correct false memory

Question 9

what was the conclusion?

Answer 9

you can implant a false memory in someone’s brain

Question 10

what was the supporting evidence ‘Point’?

Answer 10

false memory studies can help explain issues with ‘eyewitness testimony’ (EWT)

Question 11

what was the supporting evidence ‘Evidence’?

Answer 11

previously, EWT used to be seen as reliable evidence used in court cases to sentence people to prison

Question 12

what was the supporting evidence ‘Explanation’?

Answer 12

after a crime, police need to be careful not to ask leading questions that may implant false memories. because of research by Loftus, EWT is no longer seen as reliable evidence

Question 13

what was the supporting evidence ‘Link’?

Answer 13

therefore, false memory studies have useful real-world application as they have improved EWT

Question 14

what was the opposing evidence ‘Point’?

Answer 14

research into false memories often include small samples

Question 15

what was the opposing evidence ‘Evidence’?

Answer 15

one example is Loftus and Pickrell who used 24 pp’s

Question 16

what was the opposing evidence ‘Explanation’?

Answer 16

the pp’s used may not be generalisable to the wider target population, as such a small group may not represent a variation of gullibility/skepticism

Question 17

what was the opposing evidence ‘Link’?

Answer 17

therefore, such studies may not represent the true ability to implant false memories