Paper 1 - Memory - Forgetting Flashcards
What study can be used to support the idea of proactive interference
Baddeley and Hitch (1977)
What was the method of baddeley and Hitch?
They asked rugby players to recall the names of teammates from the last match they played
Why may this question be testing proactive interference?
Many players had missed the most recent games due to injury or suspension
What were the results of Baddeley and Hitch’s study?
The players had good recall of the last game they played weather it was a month ago or last week (the players that they played with)
What is one of the important evaluations of Baddeley and Hitch?
It has ecological validity
Who did research into the effects of post event discussion?
Gabbert (2003)
Explain the method of Gabbert
Pp in pairs
Both shown a video of the same crime but from different perspectives
They were then allowed to discuss what they had seen before completing a recall test
Explain the results of Gabbert?
71% of Ppt recalled aspects that they couldn’t have seen but had picked up from the discussion
What are the 2 explanations from Loftus about why leading quesitons changed the answers?
Response bias explanation
Substitution explanation
What is the response bias explanation?
The question had no impact on memory but only influenced the answer
What is the substitution explanation?
The very altered their actual memory
What is tunnel theory?
When our EWT is decreased accuracy because we are focusing on a weapon as a result our field of attention is reduced
What is the weapon focus effect?
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What did Yuille and Cutshall do explain the method?
Weapon focus
Interviewed people after a real life shooting and found that they were still accurate after several months after the shooting
This suggests that the high level of arousal enhanced their EWT
