Overview
Loftus and Pickerel want to investigate if _______ could make a person believe in a false memory
suggestion
What ethical issue could be concerning in this experiment?
Deception
How many childhood memories actually happened for each participant?
3
There could be a _____ ________ effect
How did participants record their confidence in their descriptions?
1-10 scale
Filling out the questionnaire at home can cause _______
Contamination
How many participants "recalled" the fake memory?
Around 1/4 of participants
This research has been applied to ______
Eyewitness testimony and therapy
Did this experiment collect qualitative or quantitative data?
Both!
Qualitative - personal memories
Quantitative - confidence ratings
It is not clear whether participants are recalling a false memory or a ______ of a different memory.
distortion
What year was the experiment conducted?
1995