The Cognitive Approach - Loftus and Palmer: PROCEDURES (exp. 2)

Question 1

What did the second experiment investigate?

Answer 1

whether leading questions simply bias a person’s response or actually alter the memory that is stored

Question 2

What were the participants shown in part one on experiment 2?

Answer 2

a film of a multiple car crash, which lasted less than 4 seconds

Question 3

What were the participants in part one of the experiment asked after watching the clips?

Answer 3

asked a set of questions including the critical question about speed
‘ how fast were the cars going when they _____ into each other?’

Question 4

How many groups were the participants divided into in part one and how many people were in each one?

Answer 4

• 3 groups
• 50 in each

Question 5

What question / verb was each group asked in part 1?

Answer 5

1) smashed
2) hit
3) not exposed to any question (control group)

Question 6

When was part 2 of experiment 2 conducted?

Answer 6

one week after part 1

Question 7

What was the critical question asked in part 2 of the experiment?

Answer 7

‘did you see any broken glass?’

Question 8

Was there any broken glass in the film?

Answer 8

there was no broken glass in the film

Question 9

Why were participants asked if they saw any broken glass?

Answer 9

presumably, those who thought the car was travelling faster might expect there to have been broken glass