evaluation

• how does real life application support/ undermine misleading information? 


  support: the criminal justice system has been adjusted to avoid contamination and conformity

  • witnesses are separated
  • police don’t ask leading questions
  • psychologists are used as expert witnesses to highlight to the jury limitations of eyewitness testimonies
• how do demand characteristics support/ undermine misleading information? 


  undermine: lab studies of EWT have demand characteristics which leads to a lack of validity (consent so know the aims). EWT may be more dependable than research suggests
• explain Anastasi and Rhodes (2006) research? 


  3 age groups (young, middle age, old) had to identify 48 individuals from different age groups that they may have seen previously
• results of Anastasi and Rhodes research?

  young participants recalled young photos best- the same applied for the other groups
• conclusions of Anastasi and Rhodes research? 


  participants remember people from their age bracket easier

  the older you get the worse your memory is
• how does Anastasi and Rhodes research support/ undermine misleading information? 


  undermines: the experiments done by Loftus only included students so reduces population validity as age has an affect on results