Loftus and Palmer (1974)

What is a leading question?
1. A question asked by a cheer leader
2. Any question asked to the witnesses about the event they have witnessed
3. A question that suggests what answer is desired or leads to the desired answer.
What was the aim of the experiment?
1. To find out if information provided to a witness after an event influences their memory of that event
2. To find out if the participants can estimate speed accurately
3. to find out if adults are better at investigating speed than children
4. To find out if people are traumatised when they witness car crashes
Which of the following was not a cue word in the experiment by Loftus and Palmer?
1. Smashed
2. Contacted
3. Knocked
4. Hit
How many conditions were there?
1. 3
2. 7
3. 2
4. 5
The DV in the first experiment was:
1. The film
2. The verbs used in the question
3. The estimate of the speed (MPH)
4. The participants
How many participants took part?
1. 54
2. 85
3. 45
4. 72
The participants in this study were:
1. American adults
2. American students
3. British adults
4. French students
What experimental design was used?
1. Repeated measures design
2. Independent measures design
3. None
4. Matched pair design
Which verb elicited the highest estimate of speed?
1. Hit
2. Smashed
3. Collided
4. Bumped
Which verb elicited the lowest estimate of speed?
1. Contacted
2. Hit
3. Bumped
4. Collided