Memory studies Flashcards
1
Q
Jacobs study
A
STM -> digit span test
2
Q
Miller
A
STM capacity -> average of 7 chunks of information, plus or minus 2
3
Q
Bahrick’s experiment
A
people’s memory for their high school classmates
4
Q
Tulving and Pstoka
A
lists of words to remember
5
Q
Accuracy of eyewitness testimony
A
45 ppl shown car accident
asked questionnaire
Some q included verbs (smashed, bumped)
6
Q
Johnson and Scott
A
The view that the criminal’s weapon affects memory recall
7
Q
Cognitive interview
A
1) Mental reinstatement of original context
2) Report everything
3) Change order
4) Change perspective
