Psychological Studies

Task Watch the following clip and count how many complete passes are made. YouTube - Awareness Think

Psychological Study You are going to design a study to collect results for analysis. You can choose to investigate any of the following or an idea of your own once it has been cleared by your tutor. Does gender have an impact on eyewitness testimony? How do people perceive certain crimes? Do interview techniques effect the amount of information recalled from eyewitnesses?

Experimental design Aims Hypothesis Ethical issues raised

Method Experiment Survey Interview Observation Case study

Results These need to be statistically analysed (This will be covered in a separate session)

Evaluation Interpretation of the analysis Conclusions that can be drawn.

Aim – To see which gender makes a better eyewitness. Example Aim – To see which gender makes a better eyewitness. Hypothesis – I think females make better eyewitnesses because they offer more details in their descriptions. Method – 10 males and 10 females are individually shown the following video clip and asked questions based upon it. All subjects are from the same age range.

Video YouTube - London Fight Watch the video carefully, do not make notes and do not discuss the situation with anyone.

Questions What are the two gentlemen doing at the crime scene? What was the sex of the attacker? Give a detailed description of the attacker. Where did the incident take place outside? Who initiated the disturbance? What was used as a weapon in the attack? A member of the public attempted to break up the fight, can you describe his appearance? What coloured gloves was the black male wearing? What was the colour of the hair of the white male? How many yellow canisters can be seen at the start of the film?

Task In groups of 3-4 plan a psychological study which can contribute to the understanding of a crime issue.

Next lesson Bring a draft plan of the study so that it can be discussed during tutorials.