Loftus & Palmer Flashcards
Prompted by?
Other memory research and theories
Aim?
To investigate the leading questions on the memory of an event
What experiment was it?
Clear IV and DV high levels of controls
Experiment 1; sample number?
45
What sampling method is it?
Opportunity
How many were in each group?
9
What was the measures?
Independent measures design
Percentage of ‘Hit’?
34.0
What was the average for ‘smashed’?
40.8
What was the average for ‘collided’?
39.3
What was the average for bumped?
38.1
What was the contacted average?
31.8
DV?
Speed estimates given to the participant
Validity?
May not change memory, tries to fit in with why the researcher wants
Reliability?
Can easily be retested
Ecologically valid?
Not ecologically valid
Experiment 2; participants?
150
What sample for experiment 2?
Opportunity sample
How many conditions?
3
How many participants in groups?
50
How many said yes to seeing glass with smashed?
16
How many didn’t see glass with smashed?
34
How many saw glass with hit?
7
How many didn’t see glass?
43
How many saw glass with control?
6
How many didn’t see glass with control?
44
Conclusion for experiment 2?
The smashed condition suggests that the leading question does distort participants memory
Conclusion of experiment 1?
The wording of the question had an effect on the estimate of the speed this could be because of; demand characteristics and verb distorts the participants memory
