Loftus and Palmer exp 2
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- Loftus and Palmer (1974) Exp 2
- Aim
- To see if Ps asked 'smashed' question were more likely to report broken glass one week on.
- Lab Experiment Independent Measures
- Participants
- 150Ps, 3 groups of 50, volunteer sample
- Procedure
- Film shown, crash lasting 4s.
- Questionnaire 1 asked for a report and the speed estimate like Exp1.
- One group had 'smashed' another had 'hit' and the third wasnt asked for a speed estimate
- Week later they returned they had 10Qs about the accident and 'did you see any broken glass'
- Results
- Ps in smashed group gave higher speed estimates as in exp 1
- Smashed gave 16 Yes', hit gave 7 and control gave 6
- Conclusions
- Questions asked after an event can cause reconstruction of memory
- Aim
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