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Classic Evidence: Loftus & Palmer (1974) Methodology/Procedures with Findings WJEC Psychology AS
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- 1Loftus & Palmer 1974 Methodology2 experiments
Laboratory
Independent Groups Design
Exp 1: 45 students/9 Pp's
Exp 2: 150 students/50 Pp's - 2Loftus & Palmer 1974 Procedures Experiment 17 Film Clips= 5-30 sec.
Pp's given questionnaire
Critical Q's
"About how fast were the cars going when they______each other?"
Smashed, Collided, Bumped, Hit, Contacted - 3Loftus & Palmer 1974 Procedures Experiment 2 Part 11 Film clip w/ multiple car crash
Accident less than 4 sec.
Group 1: "...SMASHED into each other?"
Group 2: "...HIT into each other?"
Group 3: Control group - No Q was asked - 4Loftus & Palmer 1974 Procedures Experiment 2 Part 21 week later
"Did you see any broken glass?"
-NO broken glass presented - 5Loftus & Palmer 1974 ConclusionsFindings indicate for of question (changes in single words) & systematically affect witnesse's answer to Q's.
- 6Loftus & Palmer 1974 Conclusions 1.) Response-Bias FactorsDifferent speed estimates occur because critical word influences or biases person's response.
- 7Loftus & Palmer 1974 Conclusions 2.) Memory representation alteredCritical word changes a person's memory so perception of accident is affected.
Some words lead perception of accident more serious. - 8Loftus & Palmer 1974 Conclusions Is memory representation altered true?Would expect Pp's to "remember" other details not true.
2nd experiment asked w/ "Smashed" - Any broken glass? Were more likely to say 'Yes'. - 9Loftus & Palmer 1974 Conclusions What does leading questions alter?Leading Q's NOT result of Response-Bias but actually leading Q's altered memory a person had for event.
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- Psychology AS WJEC Loftus & Palmer classic research on Car crash & memory with leading questions. Methodology/Procedures & Conclusions
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