1. Loftus and Palmer Study one Study two Aim Reconstructive memory is….
Questionnaire 2 is a valid measure of reconstructive memory because…
Study one
Study two
Loftus and Palmer
________________________design
___ students split into __ groups of ___
video clips (7) of staged crashes (from a road safety promotion film) which lasted between 5-30 seconds; cars were travelling at different speeds.
________________________design
___ students split into __ groups of ___
video clip of…
In experiment 1 the order of the video was randomised for ppts. This is called counter balancing. Why was it done?
Questionnaire 1 (IV)
Questionnaire 2 (DV):
Verb
(circle: IV / DV)
Mean estimate
(circle : IV / DV)
40.8
Collided
34.0
Top tip!
Always be clear whether you are referring to experiment 1 or experiment 2
Response
Smashed
Hit
Yes 6 No 43
Top tip!
Use the phrase ‘critical question’ rather than writing the question out in full every time
Conclusion is either: 1. 2.
Conclusion must be…

2. How could police apply this research?
Strength
Weakness
Method
Design
Ecological validity means
How is watching a film of a car crash different to watching an accident on film?
Loftus and Palmer
Reliability
Could this research be repeated? How come?
Would they get the same results ? Why?
Do you think the reserachers had any differences in their understanding of each ppts score? Why?
Sample
The sample is not representative because college students are 1. 2. 3. 4.
Therefore we cannot generalise the results to…..
Controls
Name three controls 1. 2. 3.
What are is the strength of these controls?
Ethics
What ethical rules did this study comply to?
How could police apply this research?
Additional thoughts