Loftus and Palmer exp. 1 Description
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- Loftus and Palmer Exp. 1 Description
- Aim
- Whether verbs in leading questions affect estimated speed in car crash.
- Description
- 45 pps. placed in 5 conditions
- 'Smashed'
- 'Collided'
- 'Bumped'
- 'Hit'
- 'Contacted'
- Watched 7 films between 5-30 seconds.
- Asked a series of questions with critical verb.
- 'How fast were the cars going when they ... into each other?'
- Mph
- 45 pps. placed in 5 conditions
- Results
- 'Smashed' = 40.8 Mph
- 'Contacted' = 31.8 Mph
- Conclusion
- Verb affects perception of speed.
- Word implying higher speed has estimated higher speed.
- Aim
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