Both articles were curious how people retrieved those memories and if outside factors could affect their remembrance. In both studies, the participants were college students and had to answer questions regarding an event. The researchers from both studies predicted that some outside source not related to the event itself would affect the way a person would remember the event and that was correct for both studies. Questions that were asked from both studies were manipulated by the researcher. The study in Poland mentions the phrasing of her questions, but does not mention that aspect being important. One of the questions in the questionnaire was “How intense were your emotional reactions relating to…?”. There could be a possibility that with that study the phrasing of the questions could be influencing responses as well as the other study. It was stated in the Polish article that the level of motivation a person had to be accurate on the questionnaire determined the answers they gave. A person highly motivated for being accurate answered the questions by stating something more vague such as “in the evening” vs. saying “at 8pm”, hoping they were less likely be wrong. (Niedzwiecka 2004, Palmer & Loftus,
Both articles were curious how people retrieved those memories and if outside factors could affect their remembrance. In both studies, the participants were college students and had to answer questions regarding an event. The researchers from both studies predicted that some outside source not related to the event itself would affect the way a person would remember the event and that was correct for both studies. Questions that were asked from both studies were manipulated by the researcher. The study in Poland mentions the phrasing of her questions, but does not mention that aspect being important. One of the questions in the questionnaire was “How intense were your emotional reactions relating to…?”. There could be a possibility that with that study the phrasing of the questions could be influencing responses as well as the other study. It was stated in the Polish article that the level of motivation a person had to be accurate on the questionnaire determined the answers they gave. A person highly motivated for being accurate answered the questions by stating something more vague such as “in the evening” vs. saying “at 8pm”, hoping they were less likely be wrong. (Niedzwiecka 2004, Palmer & Loftus,