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Evaluate the ETHICS of the study.
Good, consent was given, there was a debrief at the end of the study, no ethics were broken
Which group had higher correct cartoon rejection rate?
The adults correctly rejected the cartoon foils more often than children.
What were the cartoon targets?
Dora and Diego
What was used in place of a target to signal that the target might be absent in the line-up?
A silhouette was used.
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Evaluate the RELIABILITY of the study.
The reliability of the study is good, as a standardized procedures is used and instructions were given.
How often did the children correctly identify the cartoons in the target present line up?
99% of the time
What was the difference between the presentation of the videos and the presentation of the facial pictures?
The videos were colored.
How many faces were shown per line up?
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Where were the children participants recruited from?
They were recruited from 3 private schools in Ontario, Canada.
Evaluate the VALIDITY of the study
The validity was reasonable but there was a lack of mundane realism as the situation/environment was unfamiliar to both adults and children.
95% of the time.
What was the human female target doing in the video shown to the participants?
She was brushing her hair.
What were the children monitored for?
Fatigue, anxiety and stress.
Evaluate the GENERALIZABILITY of the study.
The study has good generalizability, small sample size however it was culturally and linguistically diverse.
How often did the children correctly reject cartoon faces?
74% of the time.
He was putting on his coat and leaving his house.
After the completion of the videos and lineups, what item was given to the adults to assess their familiarity?
Demographic questionnaire
How many children were in the study and what were there age ranges?
There were 59 children and the ages ranged from 4 to 7.
How can this study be APPLIED in real life?
Information could be used to inform the way children are questioned as child witnesses to a crime.
What did the findings about the children suggest for false positive responses in target-absent-line up?
False positive responses may be driven by social factors rather than cognitive factors.
Describe the demographic and cartoon watching form given to the participants.
The form covered general demographic information (age,ethnicity, gender, primary, language, etc.) and assessing the level of familiarity with the target cartoons used in the study.
What were the guardians of the children given prior to the experiment?
Written consent form and a demographic sheet
What class were the adult participants recruited from.
Introductory Psychology Participant pool from East Ontario University.