Loftus & Palmer Flashcards
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Aim
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To investigate how information supplied after and event influences a witness’ memory for that event.
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Sample
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195 students.
Experiment 1 - 45 (uni of Washington)
Experiment 2 - 150
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Method
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2 lab experiments. Independent measures design.
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IV
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The verb used.
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DV
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Experiment 1 - the ppt’s speed estimate.
Experiment 2 - whether the ppt saw broken glass.
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Critical questions
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About how fast were the cats going when they ***** each other?
Smashed Bumped Hit Contacted Collided
Did you see any broken glass?
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Results experiment 1
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Smashed 40.8 mph Collided 39.3 mph Bumped 38.1 mph Hit 34.0 mph Contacted 31.8 mph
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Conclusions experiment 1
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The verb distorted the ppt’s memory because the label suggested a different intensity of the crash.
Demand characteristics - the ppt didn’t know the speed so altered their estimate to fit the expectations of the questioner.
