Liam is investigating whether children can be given false memories of a game they had played, such as winning a game that they actually lost. He plans to play and win the game with each child and tell them he is writing about it in his diary. Later he will pretend to read from his diary, telling each child a false story in which they won the game. He will then ask each child to write about the game they played.

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Research Methods in A-Level Psychology (syllabus code 9990). It is worth 6 marks.

Q: Which exam paper is this question from?

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Psychology Oct/Nov 2019 examination, Paper 2 Variant 3 (9990_w19_qp_23.pdf).

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Liam is investigating whether children can be given false memories of a game they had played, such as winning a game that they actually lost. He plans to play and win the game with each child and tell them he is writing about it in his diary. Later he will pretend to read from his diary, telling each child a false story in which they won the game. He will then ask each child to write about the game they played.

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