Loftus & Palmer

Question 0

Prompted by?

Answer 0

Other memory research and theories

Question 1

Aim?

Answer 1

To investigate the leading questions on the memory of an event

Question 2

What experiment was it?

Answer 2

Clear IV and DV high levels of controls

Question 3

Experiment 1; sample number?

Answer 3

45

Question 4

What sampling method is it?

Answer 4

Opportunity

Question 5

How many were in each group?

Answer 5

9

Question 6

What was the measures?

Answer 6

Independent measures design

Question 7

Percentage of ‘Hit’?

Answer 7

34.0

Question 8

What was the average for ‘smashed’?

Answer 8

40.8

Question 9

What was the average for ‘collided’?

Answer 9

39.3

Question 10

What was the average for bumped?

Answer 10

38.1

Question 11

What was the contacted average?

Answer 11

31.8

Question 12

DV?

Answer 12

Speed estimates given to the participant

Question 13

Validity?

Answer 13

May not change memory, tries to fit in with why the researcher wants

Question 14

Reliability?

Answer 14

Can easily be retested

Question 15

Ecologically valid?

Answer 15

Not ecologically valid

Question 16

Experiment 2; participants?

Answer 16

150

Question 17

What sample for experiment 2?

Answer 17

Opportunity sample

Question 18

How many conditions?

Answer 18

3

Question 19

How many participants in groups?

Answer 19

50

Question 20

How many said yes to seeing glass with smashed?

Answer 20

16

Question 21

How many didn’t see glass with smashed?

Answer 21

34

Question 22

How many saw glass with hit?

Answer 22

7

Question 23

How many didn’t see glass?

Answer 23

43

Question 24

How many saw glass with control?

Answer 24

6

Question 25

How many didn't see glass with control?

Answer 25

44

Question 26

Conclusion for experiment 2?

Answer 26

The smashed condition suggests that the leading question does distort participants memory

Question 27

Conclusion of experiment 1?

Answer 27

The wording of the question had an effect on the estimate of the speed this could be because of; demand characteristics and verb distorts the participants memory