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WorksheetsEWT - Misleading Information
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
In Gabbert's 2003 study, what % of witnesses reported seeing things they couldn't possibly have witnessed?
51%
71%
21%
41%
Gabbert's findings are an example of.... (pick 2)
memory conformity
Informational social influence
memory continuity
memory consolidation
The effects of post event discussion are made worse by giving witnesses warning beforehand
True
False
Research into misleading information suggests ....
Pick the incorrect answer
Police should avoid using leading questions
We should use other evidence as well as EWT to make convictions
Post-event discussion should be avoided
We can't rely on EWT accounts
Another phrase for false memories is...
contaminated memories
clarified memories
clear memories
connected memories
