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Leading question — OCR GCSE Psychology Definition

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GCSE Psychology · key term

Leading question

Definition

A question whose wording suggests a particular answer or introduces an assumption that may influence the response.

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OCR GCSE Psychology · J203

Paper 1, Paper 2

A leading question suggests an answer or contains an assumption. Its wording can introduce information after an event, which may influence the person's later reconstruction.
Revise: Reconstructive Memory Theory and Evaluation
A question worded to suggest or encourage a particular answer.
Revise: Sources of Bias

OCR Psychology past papers

Exam tips

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A leading question can influence an answer, but an altered answer alone does not prove that the underlying memory has changed.

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