A critic argues that the findings from Loftus and Palmer’s (1974) study on the reconstruction of automobile destruction cannot be generalized to real-life eyewitnesses because of a lack of mundane realism.
Explain one reason why this criticism is justified.
Practise Edexcel A Level Psychology Studies with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 119 questions covering Classic study: Loftus and Palmer (1974), Contemporary study: Bradbury and Williams (2013), Contemporary study: Valentine and Mesout (2009), and Contemporary study: Howells et al. (2005), matched to the Edexcel A Level Psychology (9PS0) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.