Loftus And Palmer Flashcards
How many participants in each experiment?
1st = 45
2nd = 150
How many conditions were there and what were they?
5, contacted, hit, bumped, collided, smashed
How many film clips were there?
7
Numbers for smashed, hit, contacted?
Smashed = 40.5mph
Hit = 34mph
Contacted = 31.8mph
Conclusion of the first experiment?
Wording of the question distorts recall
How long was the film clip and how long did the car crash last?
1 minute film clip and 4 second car crash
How many conditions and what were they?
3 and they were no speed question, hit question and smashed question
How long after the questionnaire did the broken class question occur?
1 week
Conclusion of second experiment?
Actual event and post event information merge to creat complex occurrence