Misleading Information Flashcards
What is a leading question
A question that wrongly implies something about an event or a crime
How does a leading question effect the accuracy of an eyewitness testimony?
As the information that is implied in the question contaminates the witness memory
What type of experiment did loftus and palmer conduct ?
Lab experiment
Who was involved ?
45 American students in 5 groups of 9
What were ppts shown ?
A video of a car crash
And each group were asked a leading question with a diffrent verb
What was the leading question in lotfus and palmers research ?
How fast were they travelling when they …..each other ?
What were the findings of the verbs smashed and contacted?
A higher mean speed Smashed (40.5MPH)
Compared to
Contacted (31.5MPH
What was the conclusion of lotfus and palmers research?
Phrasing of a question influence ppts memory of an event
What were the five verbs used ?
Smashed
Hit
Collided
Bumped
Contacted
What is a strength ino the effects of a leading question on the accuracy of EWT?
It has practical applications
What had EWT lead to ?
Improvements in the criminal justice system and the development of cognitive interview
What does cognitive interview avoid ?
Use of a leading question
What does cognitive question use ?
Open question such as
(Recall everything about the event )
Triggers as many details about the event increasing accuracy of EWT
Why are the affects of leading question on accuracy of EWT important ?
Leads to Accurate testimonies
Improving lives of those affected by crime
What is a weakness of lotfus and palmers research ?
Lacks mundane realism as they used and artificial task of watching a video of a car crash
