EWT - Misleading Information

Which of these was not a verb used in Loftus and Palmer's study?

• hit

• smashed

• bashed

• bumped

Which of these questions is the least leading?

• Did you see a road sign?

• Did you see the road sign?

• Did you see the stop sign?

• Did you see a stop sign?

Which are these are correct statements about the effects of leading questions on EWT? (Pick 2)

• Leading questions only work if asked immediately after witnessing a crime/accident

• Leading questions may cause reconstructive memories

• Leading questions always cause reconstructive memories

• Leading questions may show response bias

Which of these statements are true of EWT research? pick 2

• real life EWT are more accurate than lab experiments

• real life EWT are less accurate than lab experiments

• real life EWT may be affected by anxiety

• real life EWT may be less accurate as witnesses aren't warned it is happening

Which of these can cause reconstructive memories?

• Discussion with other witnesses

• Leading questions

• schemas

• all of these

The response-bias explanation says ....

• The wording of a question doesn't affect responses

• The wording of a questions changes the way people remember the event

• The wording of a question doesn't affect peoples memories, only changes how they decide to answer

The substitution explanation says ....

• The wording of a question doesn't affect responses

• The wording of a questions changes the way people remember the event

• The wording of a question doesn't affect peoples memories, only changes how they decide to answer

The study by Yuille and Cutshall was.....

• a real life crime

• showed anxiety effects EWT

• showed leading questions effected accuracy of recall

• has low mundane realism

Yuille and Cutshall questioned witnesses.....

• immediately after the robbery

• 2 weeks after the robbery

• 1 month after the robbery

• 5 months after the robbery

Gabbert et al. 2003, researched .....

• The effects of anxiety on EWT

• The effects of post event discussion on EWT

• The effects of leading questions on EWT

• The effects of weapons on EWT