Loftus and Palmer (1974)
Quiz
What is a leading question?
- A question asked by a cheer leader
- Any question asked to the witnesses about the event they have witnessed
- A question that suggests what answer is desired or leads to the desired answer.
What was the aim of the experiment?
- To find out if information provided to a witness after an event influences their memory of that event
- To find out if the participants can estimate speed accurately
- to find out if adults are better at investigating speed than children
- 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?
- Smashed
- Contacted
- Knocked
- Hit
How many conditions were there?
- 3
- 7
- 2
- 5
The DV in the first experiment was:
- The film
- The verbs used in the question
- The estimate of the speed (MPH)
- The participants
How many participants took part?
- 54
- 85
- 45
- 72
The participants in this study were:
- American adults
- American students
- British adults
- French students
What experimental design was used?
- Repeated measures design
- Independent measures design
- None
- Matched pair design
Which verb elicited the highest estimate of speed?
- Hit
- Smashed
- Collided
- Bumped
Which verb elicited the lowest estimate of speed?
- Contacted
- Hit
- Bumped
- Collided