factors affecting EWT: misleading information Flashcards
1
Q
who investigated misleading information
A
Loftus and Palmer
2
Q
Loftus and Palmer method
A
-PPS shown a video of a car accident and were asked questions
-One of the questions was did you see the broken glass
-Another one was, at what speed did you see the cars …
-Hit
-Contacted
-Bumped
-Collided
-Smashed
3
Q
what questions did Loftus and Palmer ask
A
-Saying ‘the’ broken glass suggests that there was broken glass
-The different verbs used insinuate different speeds of the cars
-These are both considered leading questions
4
Q
Loftus and Palmer findings
A
The word smashed was judged at the speed being faster and using the smashed glass had twice the amount of people saying yes
