John Pham

Mr.Roy

AP Psych/ Per.4

ThanksFortheMemories... afterdeadline-late

1.Pleasereadandsummarize.
Loftusbelievedmemorieswerenotstable,andwhenyourecallthemtheyare
actuallybeingreconstructedagain.Pasteventsthatyoutrytoremember,can
alsopulloutothermemoriesrelatingtothatspecificevent.SoLoftusstheoryhas
beendescribedas,memorieswerereconstructedovertimesothatwhentheyare
beingtoldagaintheredifferent.0k

2.Listfourelementsofthearticlethatstandouttoyouormadeyouthink,ANDWHY.


a)Theideathatmemoriescanbechangedandmorphedaroundstuckouttome.I
alwaysthoughtmemorieswereafixedthing,likeaphotooncetakenitsdone.Ididnt
knowthatapersonsmemoriescanbealteredandchangedevenbysmallthings.This
makesmethinkofalotofpastevent,weretheyallreal,dreams,orweretheyeven
accurate.Thegoodnewsisthatalotofthingsarestillaccurate

b)Certainmethodsofquestioningwereaskedcausingtheotherpartytorespondina
certainwayalsostoodouttome.SinceIcantcomprehendhowyoucanquestion
someonetoansweringthewayyouwantto.

c)Ifinditinterestinghowjustbymentioningafewthingsoraskingquestions,experts
cangetresponsesthattheynormallywouldntreceive.Idontunderstandhowthey
cancornersomeonetogettheresponsetheywant.
Peoplegetnervousorintimidatedwithoutthinkingthattheycanaskthejudge
forclarification,orhavetheopposinglawyerobject

d)Anotherthingthatinterestedmewasthatmemoriesareaffectedbytimeandother
memories.Timecausesyoutoforgetandaddsimilarthingstoyourmemories.So
yourmemoriesarentstableandcouldchange.

3.WhatElizabethLoftusdoesinherexperimentsiscalled"framing".Shepresents
subjectswithquestionswordedinspecific,significantorder.Discusshowframing
canaffecttheperceptionsandresponsesofthesubjects.

Subjectsbeingquestionedbyframing,causethemtorespondinacertainanddesired
waybythepersonasking.Thequestionsaresetupinacertainorderorframethe
subjecttothinkandbelieveacertainwayaboutsomethingwhenthecertainquestion
ismentionedtogetacertainresponse.

4.Howlawyerscanusethisincourtroomsonwitnesses?

Themethodisusedbylawyerstopreparetheirwitnessforacertainquestion,to
primethemforaspecificresponsesothattheywouldgivearesponsetohelpinthe
case.

5.Questionsthisresearchbringtomind,SUGGESTpossibleanswers.

Isitrighttopressureorcornersomeoneintogivingyouacertainresponsethatthey
maynotwanttogivetoyou?
Shouldlawyersbeallowedtodeceitfullybringtheirwitnesstoacertianresponseor
answer?

Again,thejudgecancallthemonit,ortheopposinglawyercanobject