Core Study APFCE
Aims
(include hypotheses and research questions if relevant)
Aim to test if:
1. Children will be as good as adults at identifying cartoon faces in a target-present line-up
2. Children will be worse than adults at identifying human faces in a target-present line-up
3. Children will be worse than adults at rejecting cartoon faces in a target-absent line-up
4. Children will be worse than adults at rejecting human faces in a target-absent line-up
Prediction:
COGNITIVELY DIFFICULT TASK => children may rely heavily on social factors and make more mistakes than adults.
Procedure
(include method and sample)
Method:
LAB experiment
Sample:
1. Children
o 59 ppts
o Age 4-7
o 21 female
o 38 male
o Kindergarten and pre-kindergarten classes in 3 private schools
o Ontario, Canada
2. Adults
o 53 ppts
o Age 17-30
o 36 females
o 17 males
o Introductory Psychology course
o Eastern Ontario University
Procedure:
Children Adults
1. Parent given written consent form 1. Ppts given written consent form
2. 3 female experimenters went to children’s school – 2. Told the study was about memory
dressed in smart-casual clothes [not overly formal to 3. Adults tested individually
suggest authority and increase social pressure] 4. Asked to pay attention – asked some questions and
3. Briefed the children – telling them they were shown pictures after watching the video
researchers from a university doing a project on TV 5. Following each video => asked a FREE RECALL
shows and computer games FILLER question - “what did the cartoon
4. Made clear to children they could withdraw and not get character/person look like?”
in trouble 6. PROBING QUESTION - “do you remember
5. Did some crafts with the children beforehand – make anything else about the cartoon character/person?”
them more comfortable 7. Ppts recorded responses by writing them down
6. Children tested individually 8. Ppts told “please look at the photos. The person/cartoon
7. Asked to pay attention – asked some questions and may not be here. If you see the person/cartoon, please
shown some pictures after watching the video point to the photo, if you do not see the person/cartoon,
8. Following each video => ppts asked a FREE RECALL please point to this box”
FILLER QUESTION => “what did the cartoon 9. Ppts indicated choice on a matching sheet
character/person look like?”
9. Probing question asked => “do you remember
anything else” or if they hadn’t answered first
question “do you remember anything else from the
video?”
10. Replies recorded
11. Ppts told to “please look at the photos. The
person/cartoon may not be here. If you see the
person/cartoon, please point to the photo, if you do not
see the person/cartoon, please point to this box”
Aims
(include hypotheses and research questions if relevant)
Aim to test if:
1. Children will be as good as adults at identifying cartoon faces in a target-present line-up
2. Children will be worse than adults at identifying human faces in a target-present line-up
3. Children will be worse than adults at rejecting cartoon faces in a target-absent line-up
4. Children will be worse than adults at rejecting human faces in a target-absent line-up
Prediction:
COGNITIVELY DIFFICULT TASK => children may rely heavily on social factors and make more mistakes than adults.
Procedure
(include method and sample)
Method:
LAB experiment
Sample:
1. Children
o 59 ppts
o Age 4-7
o 21 female
o 38 male
o Kindergarten and pre-kindergarten classes in 3 private schools
o Ontario, Canada
2. Adults
o 53 ppts
o Age 17-30
o 36 females
o 17 males
o Introductory Psychology course
o Eastern Ontario University
Procedure:
Children Adults
1. Parent given written consent form 1. Ppts given written consent form
2. 3 female experimenters went to children’s school – 2. Told the study was about memory
dressed in smart-casual clothes [not overly formal to 3. Adults tested individually
suggest authority and increase social pressure] 4. Asked to pay attention – asked some questions and
3. Briefed the children – telling them they were shown pictures after watching the video
researchers from a university doing a project on TV 5. Following each video => asked a FREE RECALL
shows and computer games FILLER question - “what did the cartoon
4. Made clear to children they could withdraw and not get character/person look like?”
in trouble 6. PROBING QUESTION - “do you remember
5. Did some crafts with the children beforehand – make anything else about the cartoon character/person?”
them more comfortable 7. Ppts recorded responses by writing them down
6. Children tested individually 8. Ppts told “please look at the photos. The person/cartoon
7. Asked to pay attention – asked some questions and may not be here. If you see the person/cartoon, please
shown some pictures after watching the video point to the photo, if you do not see the person/cartoon,
8. Following each video => ppts asked a FREE RECALL please point to this box”
FILLER QUESTION => “what did the cartoon 9. Ppts indicated choice on a matching sheet
character/person look like?”
9. Probing question asked => “do you remember
anything else” or if they hadn’t answered first
question “do you remember anything else from the
video?”
10. Replies recorded
11. Ppts told to “please look at the photos. The
person/cartoon may not be here. If you see the
person/cartoon, please point to the photo, if you do not
see the person/cartoon, please point to this box”
