Loftus and Zanni

Question 1

Loftus and Zanni (1975) investigated

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how altering the wording of a question can produce a leading question and distort EWT

Question 2

Loftus and Zanni study date

Answer 2

1975

Question 3

Method: participants were shown a

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film of a car crash

Question 4

Method: they were asked either

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did you see the broken headlight?

did you see a broken headlight?

Question 5

Results: “the” broken headlight

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17%

Question 6

Results: “A” broken headlight

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7%

Question 7

Conclusion: the use of the word “the” is enough to

Answer 7

affect peoples accuracy of an event

Question 8

Evaluation: the study has implications for

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eyewitness testimony

Question 9

Evaluation: what kind of study was it?

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a laboratory study

Question 10

Evaluation: the study meant there was control over

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extraneous variables

Question 11

Evaluation: it was possible to establish an

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cause and effect

Question 12

Evaluation: the study was

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artificial

Question 13

Evaluation: the stuck lacks

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ecological validity