Y1 Weekly Quiz 5 - EWT & RM

What is the weapon focus effect?

• The tendency for witnesses to focus on a weapon, leading to a decrease in their ability to remember other details.

• The ability to remember details of a crime scene more accurately when a weapon is present.

• The phenomenon where the presence of a weapon increases the accuracy of eyewitness testimony.

• The effect of a weapon on the memory of the perpetrator.

What is post-event discussion?

• A discussion that occurs before an event, influencing memory recall.

• A conversation that takes place after an event, potentially altering a witness's memory.

• A formal meeting to discuss the outcomes of an event.

• A psychological technique used to improve memory recall.

What is memory conformity (social contagion of memory)?

• The process of remembering information in a structured manner.

• The tendency for people's memories to become similar due to social influence.

• The ability to recall memories accurately without external influence.

• The phenomenon where memories are distorted by individual biases.

What are leading questions?

• Questions that are open-ended and allow for detailed responses.

• Questions that suggest a particular answer or contain the information the examiner is looking to have confirmed.

• Questions that are irrelevant to the topic being discussed.

• Questions that are used to test a person's knowledge on a subject.

In Loftus and Palmer’s car crash experiment 1 (1974): The verb______ resulted in a mean estimated speed of 31.8 mph. 

For the verb______, the mean was 40.8 mph.

• collided; hit

• contacted; smashed

• smashed; contacted

• hit; collided

In Loftus and Palmer's (1974) experiment 2, they found that 16 of those who were exposed to the verb 'smashed' said yes seeing glass compared to _ who had the verb 'hit.'

• 2

• 7

• 20

• 30

What is confabulation?

• The process of accurately recalling past events.

• The unintentional creation of false memories (filling in gaps with your schemas)

• The deliberate fabrication of stories to deceive others (trying to afffect someone else's schemas)

• The ability to remember every detail of an event.

What is reconstructive memory?

• The process of storing memories in a linear fashion.

• The idea that memory is a passive recording of events.

• The concept that memories are actively reconstructed and can be influenced by various factors.

• The ability to recall memories without any distortion.

What is a schema?

• A detailed and accurate memory of a specific event.

• A mental framework that helps organise and interpret information in line with expectations

• A type of memory that is immune to distortion and stays with you the rest of your life

• A psychological disorder affecting memory recall.

What is ecological validity?

• The extent to which research findings can be generalised to real-life settings.

• The accuracy of a study's measurements.

• The ability of a study to be replicated in a laboratory setting.

• The degree to which a study's findings are statistically significant.