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1
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What is the background for Loftus and Palmer study?

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false convictions
Malcolm Alexander - sexual assault, line up
George Allen- confessed, leading questions, schizophrenia

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What are the two types of information that can affect our memory?

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info gained at the time of the event
info gained after the event

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3
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what can effect our memory?

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leading questions
post discussions

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what is the aim for LP (1)?

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-test the hypothesis that language used in eyewitness testimony can alter memory
-leading questions can distort eyewitness testimony accounts and have a confabulating effect

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What is the method for LP (1)?

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lab experiments
independent measures

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what is the sample for LP (1)?

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45 students Uni of Washington
opportunity sample
5 conditional groups - 9 in each

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7
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What were the materials used in LP (1)?

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7 vid clips
Evergreen Safety council of the Seattle Police Department
segments lasted 5-30 seconds
speed 20-40mph

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What were the p’s asked to do after the video LP (1)?

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write an account and answer a series of questions
all fillers but one

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9
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What was the critical question + the verbs LP (1)?

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about how fast were the cars going when they (contacted, hit, bumped, collided, smashed) into eachother

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10
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What form of data were the results?

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quantitative

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11
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What did the results show about the Ps estimated of speed?

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poor
estimates of speed not affected by actual speed

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12
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What were the results for film 1 LP (1)?

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actual: 20mph
estimated: 37.7mph

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13
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What was the estimated speed for the verb smashed? LP (1)

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40.5

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14
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what was the estimated speed for the verb contacted? LP (1)

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31.8

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15
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What were the 2 reasons for the estimation varying depending on the verb used? LP (1)

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response bias (unclear what to estimate so verb gives clue)
memory distortion ( verb user actually alters Ps memory)

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16
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what was the aim for LP (2)?

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-if a leading question leads to reconstructive memory
- see if p’s asked question with verb smashed more likely to remember seeing broken glass one week later than the hit verb

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17
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what was method for lp (2)?

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lab experiment
independent measures

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What was the sample for Lp (2)

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150 students
Washington university
opportunity sampling
3 groups of 50 in each condition

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What were the three conditions LP (2)

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smashed
hit
control - no question about speed

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20
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what was the apparatus for Lp (2)

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1 clip of multiple car crash
full duration less than 1 minute crash lasted less than 4 seconds
2 questionnaires

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What did questionnaire 1 consist of? LP (2)

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immediately after
describe clip in own words
answer questions - critical (estimate speed)

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What did questionnaire 2 consist of? LP (2)

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1 week later
10 questions
critical - did you see broken glass yes/no

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How many from the smashed group thought they did/ didn’t see broken glass? lp (2)

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16
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How many Ps in hit condition did/ didn’t see broken glass? LP (2)

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7
43

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How many in the control group did/ didn’t see broken glass? LP (2)

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6
44

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26
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What was LP conclusion (2)?

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reconstructive hypothesis
information merges and created one memory

27
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Why is generalisability not a strength in LP study?

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Ps Washington uni- same age
not representative of whole population

28
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Why is LP reliable?

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standardise procedure
lab conditions
watched same video
completed same questionnaire

29
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why is ecological validity a weakness?

A

lab experiment
not a real car crash

30
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Why is ethics a weakness in LP

A

psychological harm- car crash video
deception- no aim of study
not reminded of right to withdraw

31
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Is date a strength or weakness in LP study?

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strength- patterns and trends
weakness- not valid

32
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Why is demand characteristics a strength in LP study?

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not aware why they were being observed
filler questions
less likely to know aim

33
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Why is usefulness a strength in LP study?

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relate to false convictions
legal

34
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What is cue dependence ?

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when an item to be remembered is stored other pieces of info present at the time are stored with it and can act as cues to aid recall

35
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What is the background for Grant et al study?

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Godden Baddeley
deep sea divers memorise list of 36 unrelated words
under water or on land

36
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What is the difference between recall and recognition?

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recall lacks a cue
recognition uses a cue

37
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What are the explanations for the conclusion of the backgrounds findings for Grant et al study?

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recognition tasks act as prompts- added effect of the context is minimal
recall tasks using meaningful items outshine context effects

38
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What are meaningful items?

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understandable information that an individual can relate to

39
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What does Grant say is an important factor for memory?

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noise
where they study
home, classroom, common room
study with music on

40
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What is the aim for Grant et al study?

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to test for context dependency effects caused by the presence/ absence of noise during learning and retrieval of meaningful material

41
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What were the participants used in Grant et al study?

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39 participants
ages 17-59 mean 23.4
17 female 23 males

42
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How were the participants gained in Grants study?

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opportunity
8 psychology students found 5 acquaintances

43
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What was the design for grants study?

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experimental design
independent measures

44
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What were the IV in Grants study?

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  • read 2 page article in silent or noisy conditions
  • tested under match or mismatch conditions
45
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What was the DV for Grants study?

A

Ps performance on short answer recall test and multiple choice recall test

46
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What was the noise condition in Grant et al study?

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tape made in canteen at lunch
hum of conversation
occasional words/ phrases
sound of chairs and dishes
played moderately loud through headphones
all ps wore them

47
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What were Ps made to remember in Grants study?

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2 page article on psychoimmunology
interesting and understandable but unfamiliar

48
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What test was used first and why?

A

short answer
ensures material is recalled from article and not info from mcq

49
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What did the mcq measure?

A

retrieval

50
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what did the saq measure?

A

recall

51
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What were the results for Grant et al study?

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retrieval better in matched conditions
silent and silent
noise doesnt effect results

52
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What was the mean in the matched silent conditions? mcq

A

14.3

53
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what was the mean in the unmatched silent noisy condition? mcq

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12.7

54
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is generalisability a strength or weakness for Grants study?

A

weakness
small sample 39

55
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Is reliability a strength of weakness in Grants study?

A

strength
standardised procedure

56
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Is ecologically validity a strength or weakness in Grant study?

A

weakness
lab experiments

57
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Is ethics a strength or weakness for Grants study?

A

strength
opportunity sampling

58
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Is data a strength of weakness in Grants study?

A

strength
quantitative data

59
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how was Grants sample collected?

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snowball
8 students recruited 5 acquaintances

60
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in the 7 videos what were the four known speeds? LP1

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20 30 40 40

61
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in the 7 videos what were the four known speeds? LP1

A

20 30 40 40

62
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how many more saw glass in smashed?

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more than 2x saw glass in smashed compared to other conditions

63
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how long was the break between the conditions and the tests in Grants study?

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2 mins

64
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how many questions were in each test? Grant

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SAQ- 10
MCQ- 16

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