Experiment 2

Question 1

Sample size

Answer 1

150 students from Washington state university

Question 2

Procedure pt1

Answer 2

Participants were show in a film involving multiple car crashes, the film lasted less than a minute and crashes only lasted 4 seconds. They answered a questionnaire, asked to describe the incident. Asked some specific questions, 2 experimental groups asked about speed

Question 3

Procedure pt2

Answer 3

One week later participants were asked to fill out a second questionnaire including 10 questions

Question 4

Critical question

Answer 4

Did you see any broken glass?

Question 5

Independent variable

Answer 5

Verb smashed
Verb hit
Control group not asked how fast

Question 6

Dependent variable

Answer 6

Interested in seeing whether the way the question is worded can create a false memory.

Question 7

Results

Answer 7

Smashed (16/50)
Hit (7/50)
Control (6/50)

Question 8

Conclusion

Answer 8

More likely to report broken glass when they had been asked about the speed of cars ‘smashing’