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Loftus and Palmer 1974
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1What was the aim of the experiment?
- ATo investigate how information given to a person after the event influences their memory of the event.
- BWhether the reliability of a child's eye witness testimony is affected by their age .
- CTo provide a historical integration of the research into eye witness testimony.
2What type of experiments were the two experiments that took place?
- AField Experiment
- BObservation
- CLab Experiment
3What was the dependent variable in the first experiment
- AThe participants speed estimation
- BWhether the participant saw glass
4What was the dependent variable in the second experiment?
- AWhether the participant saw glass
- BThe participant's speed estimate
5How many participants were there in the first experiment?
- A45 split into 5 groups
- B60 split into 5 groups
- C50 split in to 5 groups
6How many participants were there in the second experiment?
- A120 split into 3 groups
- B150 split into 3 groups
- C180 spit into 3 groups
7What 5 verbs were used in the first experiment?
- ASmashed
- BCollided
- CRammed
- DContacted
- EKnocked
- FHit
- GBumped
8What happened during the first experiment?
- AThe participants were shown short video clips and then were asked 'How fast the cars were going when they ______ each other'. Each group had a different verb in their question.
- BThe participants were shown a video clip of a car crash and were then asked whether there was broken glass in the video straight after they watched it.
- CThe participants were shown a video clip of a car crash and then asked whether they saw glass a week after they watched the video
9What happened during the second experiment?
- AAll the groups were shown a video of a car accident. They were all asked if they saw broken glass straight after watching the video.
- BAll the groups were shown a video of a car accident. They were all asked if they saw broken glass a week after watching the video.
- CAll the groups were shown a video of a car accident. The first two groups were the asked the same question as those in experiment 1 with the verbs smashed and hit. The third group were not asked about the speed but a week later were asked whether they saw broken glass.
10Was there any broken glass in the video?
- AYes
- BNo
11In experiment 1, what verb made the participants give the fastest mean speed?
- ACollided
- BSmashed
- CContacted
- DHit
- EBumped
12In experiment 1, what verb made the participants give the slowest mean speed?
- ACollided
- BSmashed
- CContaced
- DHit
- EBumped
13In the second experiment, what group had the most participants saying there was broken glass
- AThe control group, group 3
- BThe group that had the verb 'smashed'
- CThe group that had the verb 'hit'
14In the second experiment, what group had the most people say there was not any broken glass?
- AThe control group, group 3
- BThe group that had the verb 'smashed'
- CThe group that had the verb 'hit'
15What two things did Loftus and Palmer conclude?
- AThe word used in the leading question does not influence how people answer the question
- BThe word used in the leading question does influence how people answer the question
- COvertime the misleading information that is asked is integrated with the original ,memory of the event
- DOvertime the misleading information that is asked is not integrated with the original ,memory of the event
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