The children and adults were told a false aim about the study. What aim was told to both groups?
Children: that it is a project on TV shows and computer games
Adults: explained that it was about memory
Who filled out the written consent form for children and adults?
Children: their parent or guardian
Adults: themselves
What was the instructions given to the children before showing them the clip?
● Each child tested individually
● Told that they would be watching some videos of people doing different things
● Told to pay attention and would be asked some questions and shown some pictures after the video
What was the instructions given to the adults?
● Told to pay attention and would be asked some questions and shown some pictures after the video
After both adults and children finished watching the human and cartoon faces clip, what questions were asked?
- they both been asked a filler question (“What did the cartoon character/person look like?”)
- children: “Do you remember anything else?” + “Do you remember anything from the video?”
- adult: “Do you remember anything else about the character/person?”
What is the difference of the way of asking those questions to both children and adults?
Children: experimenters recorded down their responses
Adult: questions are given in a paper, they wrote down their answers themselves
After watching the video clips, how were the lineups shown to the children and adults? How do they identify?
● Shown the lineup on a laptop for children and asked to point to identify the cartoon/person they saw in the video.
● Told that target may or may not be in the lineup, if not present, point the silhouetted box.
● Shown the lineup and asked to indicate their selection on a matching sheet.
● Told that target may or may not be in the lineup, if not present, select the silhouetted box.
How many video clips are they in total?
- 2 human faces, 2 cartoon faces.
What reward is given as an appreciation of participation to the children in the end?
Children were thanked and given a small token.
Did the adults received any reward for the study? If not, how did they end the experiment in the end?
No. The adults were simply thanked and debriefed.
