leading Q, eye-witness testimony Flashcards
Leading Questions
Contain content or is phrased in a way that suggests what the desired answer is
Sample answer for construction to lotus
Loftus concluded that the nature of memory is fallible and can be reconstructed to include false information through leading questions. For example, participants where three times more likely to report they saw an item when asked “did you see the broken light “ compared to “did you see a broken light “
1 - nature of the car crash exists
2 - added information is included through leading questions of the cars “smashing”
3- information of the cars “smashing” is reconstructed with the original memory or the crash
4- resulting in an altered( reconstructed) version of the events, with the cars “smashing” and going quicker than they were.