Psychology - Palmer (1975) - Perception

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1. Strengths of the study

  • Instructions, inaccurate data did not affect results and time taken to remember each object the same.
  • Done many times and other stories were used.
  • Control group used, lots of evidence and findings supported by recent evidence
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2. What were the three objects used?

  • Drum, mailbox and loaf of bread
  • Toaster, mailbox and loaf of bread
  • Drum, mailbox and toaster
  • Drum, toaster and loaf of bread

3. What was the dependent variable?

  • Participants' drawing compared to original.
  • The number of correctly identified objects.
  • Whether story could be remembered accurately or not.

4. Weaknesses of the study

  • Real life not as ambiguous as stimuli and studies not generalisable.
  • Participants what they were doing (may have tried harder) and fewer results since some data could not be used.
  • Unfamiliar material chosen and changes over time unfair.

5. Did participants identify more objects after seeing an appropriate or inappropriate context?

  • Appropriate context
  • Inappropriate context
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