Practical

Question 1

APFC

Answer 1

A - To find out whether leading questions effect estimation of stick length

P - Argument in which a stick is being held. Questionnare w open and closed questions done. Independent groups - one group gets question of how ‘short vs how ‘long’ was stick.

F - Estimation of ‘long’ was 97cm vs ‘short’ 77cm. However Mann-Whitney U at 0.05 significance showed that the result was not significant

C - Leading questions don’t influence recall

Question 2

Strengths & Weaknesses

Answer 2

S - Standardised procedure. Same questions in each condition, same time to complete the questionnaire

Ecological validity, ppts. were in real environment believing argument was real

W - Opportunity sample. Just people who were in the library at some point, A-Level students all of similar age