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EWT - Misleading Information

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

hit

b)

smashed

c)

bashed

d)

bumped

2.

Which of these questions is the least leading?

a)

Did you see a road sign?

b)

Did you see the road sign?

c)

Did you see the stop sign?

d)

Did you see a stop sign?

3.

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

a)

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

b)

Leading questions may cause reconstructive memories

c)

Leading questions always cause reconstructive memories

d)

Leading questions may show response bias

4.

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

a)

real life EWT are more accurate than lab experiments

b)

real life EWT are less accurate than lab experiments

c)

real life EWT may be affected by anxiety

d)

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

5.

Which of these can cause reconstructive memories?

a)

Discussion with other witnesses

b)

Leading questions

c)

schemas

d)

all of these

6.

The response-bias explanation says ....

a)

The wording of a question doesn't affect responses

b)

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

c)

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

7.

The substitution explanation says ....

a)

The wording of a question doesn't affect responses

b)

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

c)

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

8.

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

a)

a real life crime

b)

showed anxiety effects EWT

c)

showed leading questions effected accuracy of recall

d)

has low mundane realism

9.

Yuille and Cutshall questioned witnesses.....

a)

immediately after the robbery

b)

2 weeks after the robbery

c)

1 month after the robbery

d)

5 months after the robbery

10.

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

a)

The effects of anxiety on EWT

b)

The effects of post event discussion on EWT

c)

The effects of leading questions on EWT

d)

The effects of weapons on EWT

11.

In Gabbert's 2003 study, what % of witnesses reported seeing things they couldn't possibly have witnessed?

a)

51%

b)

71%

c)

21%

d)

41%

12.

Gabbert's findings are an example of.... (pick 2)

a)

memory conformity

b)

Informational social influence

c)

memory continuity

d)

memory consolidation

13.

The effects of post event discussion are made worse by giving witnesses warning beforehand

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Research into misleading information suggests ....

Pick the incorrect answer

a)

Police should avoid using leading questions

b)

We should use other evidence as well as EWT to make convictions

c)

Post-event discussion should be avoided

d)

We can't rely on EWT accounts

15.

Another phrase for false memories is...

a)

contaminated memories

b)

clarified memories

c)

clear memories

d)

connected memories