describe the method of Loftus and Palmer's research
students watched film clips about a car crash then were asked questions, 9 filler, one critical, and in the critical question, with 5 different verbs smashed, bumped, hit, collided and contacted
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what were the results of Loftus and Palmer's research (part 1)?
the verb contacted had the speed estimate of 31.8 mph, the verb smashed had the speed estimate of 41.8 mph
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what was the second part of Loftus and Palmers research?
1 week later they were asked if there was broken glass at the scene, participants who heard smashed were more likely to report it than those who heard it, suggesting it altered their memory
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what did Fiona Gabbert research?
post-event discussion
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describe the method of Fiona Gabbert's research
participants watched videos of the same crime bur from different views (book), participants then discussed what they saw and carried out the interview.
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what were the results of Fiona Gabbert's research?
71% mistakenly recalled information not in their clip, compared to 0% in the control group
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what did Johnson and Scott research?
anxieties negative effect on recall
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describe Johnson and Scott's research
the participants were seated in a waiting room, and hear an argument. in the high anxiety condition, a man with a knife covered in blood exits, and in the low anxiety a man with a pen and oil exits.
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what were the results of Johnson and Scotts research?
the participants were asked to pick out the man they saw leaving the room from 50 photos, 49% accuracy in low anxiety, 33% in high anxiety
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what did Yullie and Cutshall research?
anxieties positive effect on recall
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describe Yullie and Cutshall's research
they got 13/21 witnesses of a real life shooting to take part, and they interviewed them 4-5 months after the crime and compared it to the individual interview, they were asked to rate their anxiety on a 7-point scale and were grouped on it.
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what were the results of Yullie and Cutshall's research?
high anxiety had an 88% accuracy, and low anxiety had a 75% accuracy
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what is the Yerkes Dobson law
suggests anxiety is helpful for recall to a certain level and then begins to make it more difficult to remember.
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describe the method of Loftus and Palmer's research
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students watched film clips about a car crash then were asked questions, 9 filler, one critical, and in the critical question, with 5 different verbs smashed, bumped, hit, collided and contacted
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what were the results of Loftus and Palmer's research (part 1)?
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what was the second part of Loftus and Palmers research?
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