Loftus And Palmer

Question 1

Aim of experiment 1

Answer 1

Whether using different verbs to describe a collision between two cars would affect estimates of the speed at which they were travelling when the crash took place

Question 2

Participants experiment 1

Answer 2

45

Question 3

What design in experiment 1

Answer 3

Independent measures

Question 4

How many films of car crashes were shown

Answer 4

7

Question 5

What were participants asked to do after they watch the videos in experiment 1

Answer 5

Write an account then answer series of questions

Question 6

What was the critical question in experiment 1

Answer 6

About how fast were the cars going when they ‘hit etc’ each other

Question 7

What was the independent variable in experiment 1

Answer 7

Verb used

Question 8

Name the verbs

Answer 8

Smashed 
Collided
Bumped
Hit
Contacted

Question 9

What was the dependant variable of experiment 1

Answer 9

Mean estimated car speed

Question 10

Results experiment 1

Answer 10

Smashed- 40.5

Contacted - 31.8

Question 11

Conclusion experiment 1

Answer 11

The verb used in the question actually alters the participants memory of the crash

Question 12

Participants experiment 2

Answer 12

150

Question 13

Experiment 2 design

Answer 13

Independent measures

Question 14

How long was the film shown in experiment 2

Answer 14

Less than a minute

Incident less than 4 seconds

Question 15

What were the participants asked after the experiment 2 video

Answer 15

Write an account of what they had seen and then answer a series of questions

Question 16

What did the series of questions in experiment 2 consist of

Answer 16

50 asked what speed car traveled when they smashed
50 asked what speed car went when they hit
50 not asked about speed

Question 17

In experiment 2 what were participants asked a week later

Answer 17

Did you see broken glass?

Question 18

How many said they saw glass in experiment 2

Answer 18

Smashed- 16
Hit- 7
Control- 6

Question 19

General conclusions

Answer 19

The way in which questions about events are worded can affect the way in which those events are remembered