Loftus & Palmer Flashcards

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Prompted by?

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Other memory research and theories

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Aim?

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To investigate the leading questions on the memory of an event

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What experiment was it?

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Clear IV and DV high levels of controls

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Experiment 1; sample number?

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45

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What sampling method is it?

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Opportunity

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How many were in each group?

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9

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What was the measures?

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Independent measures design

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Percentage of ‘Hit’?

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34.0

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What was the average for ‘smashed’?

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40.8

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What was the average for ‘collided’?

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39.3

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What was the average for bumped?

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38.1

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What was the contacted average?

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31.8

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DV?

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Speed estimates given to the participant

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Validity?

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May not change memory, tries to fit in with why the researcher wants

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Reliability?

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Can easily be retested

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Ecologically valid?

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Not ecologically valid

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Experiment 2; participants?

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150

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What sample for experiment 2?

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Opportunity sample

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How many conditions?

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3

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How many participants in groups?

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50

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How many said yes to seeing glass with smashed?

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16

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How many didn’t see glass with smashed?

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34

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How many saw glass with hit?

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7

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How many didn’t see glass?

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43

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How many saw glass with control?

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6

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How many didn’t see glass with control?

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44

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Conclusion for experiment 2?

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The smashed condition suggests that the leading question does distort participants memory

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Conclusion of experiment 1?

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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