Criminological psychology Studies

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• 1Sorting the two experiments (2 marks)
• 2State the aim of Experiment 1 (2 marks)
• 3Describe the procedure of Experiment 1 (4 marks)
• 4Working with the five verb means (3 marks)
• 5Describe the procedure of Experiment 2 (4 marks)
• 6Interpreting the broken-glass frequencies (4 marks)
• 7Why a second experiment was needed (4 marks)
• 8Eight-mark evaluation: validity (8 marks)
• 9Eight-mark comparison with the contemporary study (8 marks)

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• 1Classify the design (2 marks)
• 2State the aim (2 marks)
• 3Describe the procedure (4 marks)
• 4Why logistic regression? (3 marks)
• 5Give both halves of the finding (3 marks)
• 6Name a specific rival explanation (4 marks)
• 7The ethical issue that actually arises (3 marks)
• 8Eight-mark evaluation of the study (8 marks)
• 9Eight-mark comparison with the classic study (8 marks)

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• 1Identify both independent variables (2 marks)
• 2Define source memory and a critical source-memory error (3 marks)
• 3Describe the procedure (4 marks)
• 4Why did the control group read anything at all? (3 marks)
• 5State what pre-trial publicity affected (3 marks)
• 6The null result and why it matters (4 marks)
• 7Ecological validity, argued in both directions (4 marks)
• 8Eight-mark evaluation (8 marks)
• 9Eight-mark comparison with the classic study (8 marks)

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• 1Separate the two parts of the study (2 marks)
• 2State the aim (2 marks)
• 3Describe the procedure of the eyewitness study (4 marks)
• 4Interpreting the heart-rate validation (3 marks)
• 5Working with the identification data (4 marks)
• 6Explain the trait-anxiety null result (3 marks)
• 7Argue the ethics of consent obtained afterwards (4 marks)
• 8Eight-mark evaluation (8 marks)
• 9Eight-mark comparison with the classic study (8 marks)

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