Kan ett vinklat narrativ påverka minnesbilden? En kvantitativ studie om framing-effekt
(2025) PSYK12 20242Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the framing effect on individuals’ perceptions and memory of a violent event, focusing specifically on the actions of security guards. In a quantitative experimental design, the participants (n=63) were assigned either a neutral (n=30) or a biased narrative (n=33) before watching a video of a group conflict. Participants were then asked to answer questions about both central and peripheral details of the event. The results support the hypothesis that indicated that the biased narrative could negatively affect perceptions of security guards, as participants exposed to the negatively framed narrative rated the guards’ actions as more violent. That narrative led to a more negative... (More)
- The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the framing effect on individuals’ perceptions and memory of a violent event, focusing specifically on the actions of security guards. In a quantitative experimental design, the participants (n=63) were assigned either a neutral (n=30) or a biased narrative (n=33) before watching a video of a group conflict. Participants were then asked to answer questions about both central and peripheral details of the event. The results support the hypothesis that indicated that the biased narrative could negatively affect perceptions of security guards, as participants exposed to the negatively framed narrative rated the guards’ actions as more violent. That narrative led to a more negative perception of the security guards, supporting the hypothesis that the framing effect influences perception and interpretation. Gender had no significant influence on the outcomes. No significant difference was found between the groups regarding memory of peripheral details, such as the weather or the number of civilians involved. One possible explanation is that the participants’ attention was drawn to the emotionally charged central aspects of the event, which affected the answers and made both groups answer alike, which aligns with previous research on memory and perception. Various possible explanations for the results were discussed along with the study's limitations in the discussion. The study highlights the framing effect’s potential to shape how events are perceived and stored in memory. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Denna studie syftade till hur framing-effekten påverkar minnesbilder och individers uppfattningar om en våldsam händelse, med fokus på ordningsvakters agerande. I en kvantitativ experimentell design fördelades försökspersonerna (n=63) slumpmässigt i två grupper, kontrollgrupp (n=30) och experimentell grupp (n=33). Experimentgruppen exponerades för ett negativt vinklat narrativ och kontrollgruppen för ett neutralt narrativ innan de såg en video som visade en konflikt. Försökspersonerna besvarade därefter frågor om både centrala och perifera detaljer samt sina uppfattningar om ordningsvakternas agerande. Resultaten visade att det vinklade narrativet ökade försökspersonerna negativa uppfattning av ordningsvakterna, vilket stödjer hypotesen... (More)
- Denna studie syftade till hur framing-effekten påverkar minnesbilder och individers uppfattningar om en våldsam händelse, med fokus på ordningsvakters agerande. I en kvantitativ experimentell design fördelades försökspersonerna (n=63) slumpmässigt i två grupper, kontrollgrupp (n=30) och experimentell grupp (n=33). Experimentgruppen exponerades för ett negativt vinklat narrativ och kontrollgruppen för ett neutralt narrativ innan de såg en video som visade en konflikt. Försökspersonerna besvarade därefter frågor om både centrala och perifera detaljer samt sina uppfattningar om ordningsvakternas agerande. Resultaten visade att det vinklade narrativet ökade försökspersonerna negativa uppfattning av ordningsvakterna, vilket stödjer hypotesen att framing-effekten påverkar perception och tolkning. Kön hade ingen signifikant påverkan på resultaten. Däremot påverkade inte narrativen försökspersonernas minne av perifera detaljer som vädret eller antalet inblandade civila. Detta kan förklaras av att försökspersonernas uppmärksamhet drogs till de emotionellt laddade, centrala aspekterna av händelsen, vilket kan ha orsakat båda grupperna att svara lika, vilket ligger i linje med tidigare forskning. Olika tänkbara orsaker till resultaten diskuterades tillsammans med studiens begränsningar i diskussionen. Studien fokuserar på framing-effektens betydelse för hur språk och narrativ formar individers perception och minnesprocesser. (Less)
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- author
- Alrenius, Matilda LU and Kvist, Felicia LU
- supervisor
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- Mats Dahl LU
- organization
- course
- PSYK12 20242
- year
- 2025
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- framing effect, memory, narrative, perception, security guards, framing-effekt, minnesbild, narrativ, ordningsvakter
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9181584
- date added to LUP
- 2025-01-22 09:04:51
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author = {{Alrenius, Matilda and Kvist, Felicia}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Kan ett vinklat narrativ påverka minnesbilden? En kvantitativ studie om framing-effekt}},
year = {{2025}},
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