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Loftus and Palmer: Procedure

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Experiment 1:
- 45 students shown 7 films of different traffic incidents
- given questionnaire to describe
- critical q: how fast were cars going?
- 1 group given hit, other 4 given smashed, collided, bumped or contacted
Experiment 2:
- new set of ps in 3 groups watched car crash + asked about speed
- one week later asked about more qs, critical q about glass
- no broken glass in video

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Loftus and Palmer: Findings

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Experiment 1:
- smashed gave highest mean speed estimate - 40.8
- contacted gave lowest - 31.8
Experiment 2:
- 32% of smashed said yes to glass
- 14% of hit said yes to glass

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Johnson and Scott: Procedure

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  • ps in waiting roomheard argument in next room
  • man run through room with pen covered in grease or knife covered in blood
  • asked to identify man
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Johnson and Scott: Findings

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  • mean accuracy 43% in pen condition
  • 33% in knife condition
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