study 2

• A total of 112 participants (35 male, 73 females, 4 did not specify gender) enrolled at University in Italy.
• To test the hypothesis that the exposure to a doctored photograph of a past public event could affect people’s behavioural intentions a second study was conducted.
• The questions were the same, however one question was added for the Rome event to rate how likely they would be to take part in a similar demonstration.
• The authenticity of doctored images may have led participants to engage in the reconstructive process of remembering and to retrieve bits of information.
• There is a good chance of being successful at deceiving people.
• Results showed that in comparison to participants who viewed the original photograph of Rome, when asked if they would take part in a similar demonstration those who saw the doctored photograph gave significantly lower ratings compared to participants in the original condition.
• study 2 : The same photographs from Experiment 1 were used as stimulus material and participants viewed only one of four possible combinations (as in the first experiment).
• study 2 sample :The age range was 50–84 (mean age 64.9).
• Overall, it raises the question that if viewing false pictures during the retrieval stage affects recollection of well-known events, what happens when we are exposed to misleading material when we first learn about a new event?
• About 56% of the participants were retired, 20% were still working and the remaining 24% did not indicate their occupation.