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AQA A-Level Psychology: Misleading Information - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 28 times
- The average score is 7 of 20
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| Who are the key researchers for EWT: misleading information? | Loftus and Palmer | 85%
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| What was the mean speed estimate when the verb SMASHED was used to describe a car crash? | Smashed - 40.8 / 41mph | 77%
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| What percentage of participants in Gabbert's conformity effect study mistakenly recalled items? | 71% | 62%
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| What was the mean speed estimate when the verb CONTACTED was used to describe a car crash? | Contacted - 31.8 / 32mph | 62%
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| What was the mean speed estimate when the verb BUMPED was used to describe a car crash? | Bumped - 38.1 / 38mph | 54%
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| What was the mean speed estimate when the verb COLLIDED was used to describe a car crash? | Collided - 39.3 / 39mph | 54%
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| AO3 - What kind of validity does EWT research lack? | Ecological validity | 46%
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| What was the mean speed estimate when the verb HIT was used to describe a car crash? | Hit - 34mph | 46%
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| What are the two examples of misleading information you need to know about? | Post-event discussion | 46%
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| What is a leading question? | A question that suggests an answer or leads a witness to a desired answer. | 38%
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| What are the two examples of misleading information you need to know about? | Leading questions | 38%
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| Which group of people are most prone to inaccurate EWT as a result of repeat interviewing? | Children - Particularly when interviewed about a crime, comments from the interviewer become incorporated into their recall of the event. | 23%
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| What is post-event discussion? | A conversation that contaminates a witness' memory of the event. | 15%
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| AO3 - What participant variables most effects the reliability of EWT? | Age - Children and the elderly can have poor memory and as a result are more prone to misleading information. | 15%
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| What are the 3 stages of EWT? | Encoding, retention, retrieval | 15%
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| What is the conformity effect? | When co-witnesses reach a general consensus of what happened. | 15%
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| What percentage of crimes were overturned by DNA testing as a result of inaccurate EWT? (Innocence Project) | 72% | 8%
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| AO3 - What were college students shown in the Disneyland study? | Advertising material with Bugs Bunny (not a Disney character) and Ariel (not introduced during their childhood) | 8%
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| AO3 - Why was EWT research criticised for having response bias? | A study found that order of the questions made a significant difference to results when replicating Loftus' study. | 8%
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| AO3 - What did the Disneyland study indicate about misleading information? | Research support, shows how powerful misleading information can be in creating false memories. | 8%
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