Scenario II Scenario II Is Based on and Presents Fabricated Data Consistent

question 11

Multiple Choice

Scenario II
Scenario II is based on and presents fabricated data consistent with the following study:
MacDonald, S., Uesiliana, K., & Hayne, H. (2000) . Cross-cultural and gender differences in childhood amnesia. Memory, 8(6) , 365-376. doi:10.1080/09658210050156822
MacDonald and colleagues (2000) investigated cultural and gender influences on the age and quality of first childhood memories. Specifically, they interviewed males and females from three cultures-Asian, Pakeha, and Maori-and asked them to describe their earliest childhood memory in as much detail as possible. The researchers recorded the age of the earliest memory and also quantified the total amount of information given in the memory description. Figure 1.2A shows the number of participants reporting their first memory as a function of age not separated by gender or culture. Figure 1.2B shows the mean age of the first memory as a function of gender and culture, and Figure 1.2C shows the mean total information present in that memory as a function of gender and culture.
Figure 1.2A (left) , Figure 1.2B (middle) , and 1.2C (right)
-(Scenario II) Someone who reads this study and concludes that females have more accurate childhood memories than males is:

• A)making a mistake because the study did not investigate this issue.
• B)making a mistake because gender differences in memory accuracy were not found in all cultures.
• C)reaching a reasonable conclusion given the results in Figure 1.2C.
• D)reaching a reasonable conclusion only if the conclusion is limited to the Maori culture.

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