Eye Witness Testimoney Key Study: Loftus and Palmer, Leading Questions

Loftus and Palmer (1974)- ROLE OF LEADING QUESTIONS

Aim: to investigate how information provided to a witness after an event influences their memory of that event.

Sample: 45 American students (culteral bias, age bias, small sample size). They were shown a video of a traffic accident (different response if in person, controled accident). After watching the video, they…