Studies into leading questions.

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  • Created on: 19-04-21 10:52
(AO1)
Describe an experiment on leading questions.
(sample and method)
Loftus and Palmer did a lab study with 45 uni students. They showed them a film of a road accident and asked questions about the speed of the crash that had one of five words from smashed to contacted.
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(AO1)
Describe an experiment on leading questions.
(findings and conclusion)
Those who had the smashed question said the car was faster than those who had the contacted question. This showed that leading questions can affect the accuracy of EWT.
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(AO3)
What is one strength to a study into leading questions?
(experimental method)
The high internal validity means we can be sure there was little confounding variables as they were all shown the same clip. Can establish cause and effect.
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(AO3)
What is one weakness of a study into leading questions?
(experimental method)
There is a lack of realism as people who witness a car crash won't be watching a film about it. Yuille and Cutshall found the anxiety of the memory enhances the detail, reducing effect of leading questions.
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(AO3)
What is one weakness of a study into leading questions?
(individual differences)
A key concern with the findings is that this effect may only happen in the age group she studied, Anatasi and Rhodes found that those aged 55-78 have less accurate recall so the results may lack population validity.
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Those who had the smashed question said the car was faster than those who had the contacted question. This showed that leading questions can affect the accuracy of EWT.

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