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Question 6

In Carmichael, Hogan and Walter's study, one ambiguous figure was named as a bottle for one group and as a stirrup for the other. The drawings made by each group tended to look more like the object they had been told about.

Explain what this result suggests about the effect of language on perception.

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8.2 Studies Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /8.2 Studies

40 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 8.2 Studies, covering 8.2.1 Haber and Levin (2001) and 8.2.2 Carmichael, Hogan and Walter (1932). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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