article review for Loftus (1975) Article Review #1

Read Loftus, 1975

General Questions:

In which journal is this paper published (3pt)

What is the topic/purpose of this paper? (3pts)

What might be the author's purpose for presenting multiple experiments in a single published paper? (4pts)

Introduction:

What major areas of research does the author discuss in the introduction? (10pts)

What is the major research question of this paper? (10pts)

Methods/Results of Experiment 1:

What is the Independent Variable of Experiment 1 and what are the levels of the variable? (2pts)

What is the Dependent Variable of Experiment 1 and how is it operationalized? (2pts)

Is this a Within or Between Subjects Experiment? (2pts)

How many participants are in Experiment 1? (2pts)

Describe the results of Experiment 1. (2pts)

Methods/Results of Experiment 2:

What is the Independent Variable of Experiment 2 and what are the levels of the variable? (2pts)

What is the Dependent Variable of Experiment 2 and how is it operationalized? (2pts)

Is this a Within or Between Subjects Experiment? (2pts)

How many participants are in Experiment 2? (2pts)

Describe the results of Experiment 2. (2pts)

Methods/Results of Experiment 3:

What is the Independent Variable of Experiment 3 and what are the levels of the variable? (2pts)

What is the Dependent Variable of Experiment 3 and how is it operationalized? (2pts)

Is this a Within or Between Subjects Experiment? (2pts)

How many participants are in Experiment 3? (2pts)

Describe the results of Experiment 3. (2pts)

Methods/Results of Experiment 4:

What is the Independent Variable of Experiment 4 and what are the levels of the variable? (2pts)

What is the Dependent Variable of Experiment 4 and how is it operationalized? (2pts)

Is this a Within or Between Subjects Experiment? (2pts)

How many participants are in Experiment 4? (2pts)

Describe the results of Experiment 4. (2pts)

Discussion:

What does Loftus mean that only the "construction" hypothesis can explain the results of the experiment? What is the construction hypothesis? (10pts)

What does this paper teach us about memory? (10pts)

What are the real-world implications of this research finding? (10pts)