EWT- misleading info

Question 1

What is a leading question?

Answer 1

when a question is phrased in such a way that it suggests a certain answer

Question 2

What was Loftus and Palmer’s study(1974)?

Answer 2

45 students split into 5 groups of 9
Watched video and asked ‘How fast were the cars going when they hit / contacted / bumped / collided / smashed each other?’
Average for ‘contacted’ was 31.8mph ​
Average for ‘smashed’ was 40.5mph

Question 3

L and P’s second study

Answer 3

150 students in 3 groups:
How fast were the cars going when they smashed into each other?​
How fast were the cars going when they hit into each other?​
control group
One week later asked back for interview
Asked ‘Did you see the broken glass?’
Smashed- 32% said yes
Hit- 14%
Control- 12%

Question 4

What is post event discussion?

Answer 4

Any info discussed after the event has happened, witnesses can be easily influenced

Question 5

Evaluation

Answer 5

Practical applications- has led to development of our legal system
Artificial tasks- Loftus and Palmer used video, less distressing than real crash
Doesn’t count for individual differences, e.g. age
Most lab based- demand characteristics