classic study

Question 1

classic study

Answer 1

Loftus and Palmer 1974

Question 2

exp 1 (aim)

Answer 2

A: see whether leading questions would influence estimates of speed of vehicle among EWT

Question 3

exp 1 (procedure)

Answer 3

P: 45 students 5 groups saw 7 short film clips of a traffic accident
How fast were the cars going when they HIT, SMASHED, COLLIDED, BUMPED, CONTACTED?

Question 4

exp 1 (results)

Answer 4

R; smashed = 40.5
collided = 39.3
bumped = 38.1
hit = 34
contacted = 31.8

Question 5

exp 1 (conclusion)

Answer 5

C: 1. verb created bias and influenced decisions

2. word changes memory and they recall it differently

Question 6

loftus and palmer exp 2

Answer 6

p: 150 students watched film showing a car accident
3 groups SMASHED HIT and NO SPEED QUESTION
week later.. did you see any glass
R: smashed = 32% yes
Hit = 14% yes
control = 12% yes

Question 7

evaluation

Answer 7

• lab exp so controlled variables and standardised so good internal validity and reliability
• good application to legal system
• video different to real life Yuille and Cutshall 1986
• bad sample - all students

Question 8

overall conclusion

Answer 8

this study kickstarted whole debate about fragility of memory which had negative consequences to legal system
- however, methodological weakness such as artificial setting

Question 9

reconstructive hypothesis

Answer 9

memory for an event when the information supplied after event merges with info obtaining for witnessing event