Palmer

Question 0

What was the findings of palmers study

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Participants were most likely to identify objects correctly after seeing an appropriate context and less likely to after seeing an inappropriate context. Identification was worse when objects were inappropriate contexts than when there was no context at all

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What’s the aim of palmers study

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To find out whether context in which an object is seen affects the perception of that object

Question 2

What was the conclusion of palmers study

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Expectations about the objects based on the scenes affected perception

Question 3

Strengths of palmers study

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He controlled how long participants saw the context and object for
The participants had instructions so they knew exactly what to do
Data from two possible participants was not used as they forgot there glasses

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Weaknesses of palmers study

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Participants were told what they were doing this might have caused them to try harder in some conditions
The participants could of been trying to please the experimenter