Cambridge International AS Level · Psychology (9990)

Pozzulo et al. (line-ups): Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

In the study by Pozzulo et al. (line-ups), how many photographs were contained in each of the identification arrays shown to the participants?

Question 2

1 mark

One of the independent variables in the Pozzulo et al. study was the "Target Type." What were the two levels of this variable?

Question 3

1 mark

Pozzulo et al. compared the accuracy of children and adults in identifying faces. Which of the following describes a key finding from the "target-absent" lineup condition?

Question 4

1 mark

In the study by Pozzulo et al., which of the following was used as a "target" in the video clips shown to participants?

Question 5

1 mark

According to Pozzulo et al., why are children more likely than adults to make a "false positive" identification in a target-absent lineup?

Question 6

2 marks

In the study by Pozzulo et al. (line-ups), identify the two different types of line-ups that participants were exposed to for each target (the cartoon character and the human).

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Question 7

3 marks

In the study by Pozzulo et al. (line-ups), identify the two distinct types of target faces shown to participants and describe the medium through which the 'crime' was witnessed.

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Question 8

5 marks

Describe one specific procedural control used by Pozzulo et al. (line-ups) to ensure that the foils used in the line-ups did not unfairly bias the participants' selection toward the target.

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Question 9

5 marks

The study by Pozzulo et al. (line-ups) investigated factors affecting eyewitness memory in children and adults.
(a) Describe the materials used for the cartoon character target and the human target during the encoding phase. [2]
(b) Explain the results regarding correct identifications in target-present line-ups versus correct rejections in target-absent line-ups for the child participants. [3]

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Question 10

7 marks

The study by Pozzulo et al. (line-ups) investigated eyewitness testimony in children and adults.
(a) Describe the procedure for the target-absent line-up condition. [2]
(b) Explain two findings from the study that highlight differences between the use of human faces and cartoon characters as targets. [4]
(c) Identify one way in which this study applied standardization to its procedure. [1]

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