This study is a replication of a study by Loftus and Palmer in 1974. The aim of the study is to test the effect of leading questions in eyewitness testimonies and how reliable the account of the witness is. The experiment uses two groups which receive two different verbs‚ ‘smashed’ and ‘contacted’. The method consists of an independent measure design. The independent variables are the way the words are phrased in the questions‚ while the dependent variable is the estimation made by the participants
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expedition’‚ p.23). The British opinion of the Benin people as a “savage and brutal” (Loftus‚ 2008‚ The British Museum and the Benin ‘antiquities’‚ p.52)‚ race led them to question how an “entirely barbarous” (Read and Dalton‚ 1898‚ ‘Antiquities from the City of Benin...’‚ in Reading 2.6: ‘Works of art from Benin City’‚ Loftus and Wood‚ ‘The Art of Benin...’‚ p.84) civilisation could produce such “sophisticated works of art” (Loftus‚ 2008‚ The British Museum and the Benin ‘antiquities’‚ p.52). The British
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the jurors and judge about the problems surrounding eyewitness testimony. Eyewitness testimony can be flawed simply because of the normal and natural memory processes that occur whenever people acquire‚ retain‚ and attempt to retrieve information (Loftus‚ 1979). The validity of eyewitness identification depends on numerous variables. Eyewitness testimony validity can be affected by perception and memory‚ the weapon focus effect‚ cross race identification effects‚ eyewitness confidence and accuracy
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almost the size of the UK. Thousands have been killed or injured and more than half a million people have been displaced in a humanitarian crisis of a scale not seen in the US since the great depression. The cost of the damage may top $100 billion’ (Pickrell 2005). Can New Orleans Hospital return to a safe workplace after Hurricane Katrina? After several months of Hurricane Katrina‚ people began returning home. Rebuilding started from people’s homes because people were considered to be the main
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Eyewitness Testimony One important application of research into memory is eyewitness testimony (EWT). EWT is used as evidence in criminal trials in countries all over the world. Juries tend to pay extra attention to eyewitness testimony and generally see it as very trustworthy and convincing. However‚ a great deal of research in cognitive psychology tells us that‚ in general‚ people’s memories are fairly fallible. This section examines some of the psychological factors that can affect the accuracy
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An experiment to investigate the effect of leading questions on memory. UFP: Business Administration Psychology Coursework Abstract This study was a replication of Loftus and Palmer (1974). The aim was to find out whether or not participants who had watched a video clip of a train crush would make different estimates of the speed the trains where travelling according to the question they were asked . This experiment was a laboratory experiment and independent measure
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in order to “buy some time” for Jim and himself to get away. The combination of Huck’s compulsive dishonesty and his quick thinking reveals that Huck is cunning. When Huck goes ashore in chapter 11‚ he enters Judith Loftus’ house. On page 57‚ Huck accidentally tells Mrs. Loftus that his name is Mary‚ though he had told her earlier that it was Sarah: “What did you say your name was‚ honey?” “M—Mary Williams.” … “Honey‚ I though you said it was Sarah when you first come in
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states that there is an optimum level of anxiety for accurate eyewitness testimony. I.e. People who are not at all stressed‚ and people who are very stressed will be less accurate eyewitnesses that those who are under a moderate amount of stress. Loftus carried out a study of the ‘Weapon effect’. She set up two conditions of the experiment. In both conditions‚ participants heard a discussion in the room next door. Condition one – after the discussion‚ the man then came out holding a pen. Condition
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EBSCOhost (accessed November 7‚ 2011). Parrish‚ Stephen E. 2005. "The risen Jesus and future hope." Journal Of The Evangelical Theological Society 48‚ no. 1: 189-191. ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials‚ EBSCOhost (accessed November 7‚ 2011). Loftus‚ John W. 2011. “Assessing the Minimal Facts Approach of Habermas‚ Licona‚ and Craig.” http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/2011/10/assessing-minimal-facts-approach-of.html (Accessed November 7th‚ 2011). David‚ Tony. 2010. “Skeptical of Christian
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allows for convictions. However‚ tests conducted by Loftus have shown an enormous swing from a non-guilty verdict‚ to guilty within the same case‚ simply through the introduction of an eyewitness. This alone displays the importance of eyewitness testimony‚ and accentuates the theory that jurors tend to over believe‚ or at least rely heavily on such accounts. In this essay I shall discuss the work and research contributed by Bartlett‚ and Loftus as to whether accuracy plays a vital role in eyewitness
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