Eyewitness Testimony (AQA A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Schemas definition
Schemas definition
Mental frameworks from past experiences, expectations, knowledge
Misleading information definition
Misleading information definition
Incorrect details introduced after event, altering memory
Leading questions definition
Leading questions definition
Questions phrased to encourage a specific response
Post-event discussion definition
Post-event discussion definition
Information added to memory after the original event
Loftus & Palmer (1974) investigated
Loftus & Palmer (1974) investigated
If question wording affects vehicle speed estimates
L&P: speed estimate for 'smashed' vs 'contacted'
L&P: speed estimate for 'smashed' vs 'contacted'
40.8 mph vs 31.8 mph
L&P: 'smashed' group & broken glass false memory
L&P: 'smashed' group & broken glass false memory
Twice as likely to report seeing it (none existed)
L&P (1995): % recalling false 'lost in mall' memory
L&P (1995): % recalling false 'lost in mall' memory
29% of participants
L&P (2003): % in Group 4 recalling Bugs Bunny at Disney
L&P (2003): % in Group 4 recalling Bugs Bunny at Disney
40%
Tomes & Katz: susceptibility to misleading questions
Tomes & Katz: susceptibility to misleading questions
Higher in those with high empathy & imagery vividness