Loftus and Palmer Exp. 2 Description
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- Loftus and Palmer Exp. 2 Description
- Aim
- See if verbs in a question affect people's memory.
- Description
- 150 pps. placed in 3 lab conditions.
- Watched 1 minute of multiple 4 second car accidents.
- Asked question: 'How fast was the car going when it '...''.
- Group 1: 'Smashed'.
- Group 2: 'Hit'.
- Group 3: not asked about speed.
- 1 week later pps. were questioned again.
- Critical question: 'Did you see any broken glass?'
- Was no glass
- Critical question: 'Did you see any broken glass?'
- Findings
- Smashed condition more likely to recall glass.
- 9% difference between smashed and hit.
- Conclusion
- Wording of questionas affect memory recall.
- Misleading information can lead to change in original memory.
- Aim
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