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What was the aim of Loftus and Palmers study of reconstruction of automobile destruction?
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To see the effect of leading questions on memory of an event.
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Describe the Sample and participants if Loftus and Palmer study into automobile destruction?
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Fourty Five student participants
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What was the independent variable in Loftus and Palmer
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The change of each verb in the leading questions
smashed collided bumped hit contacted |
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What was the methodology of the second Loftus and Palmer experiment?
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Participants were split into 3 groups each group was asked a question how fast were the cars going when they 'hit' or 'smashed' into eachother the third group was not asked about the speed of the vehicles - one week later subjects were asked 'did you see any broken glass?'
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How was the 'critical question' presented to the participants?
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As part of a ten question questionnaire. The critical question being 'did you see any glass' There was no glass in the
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What were the findings of the Loftus and Palmer experiment into Automobile destruction?
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Leading questions may cause actual distortion in someones memory of an event. for example, more aggressive language such as 'smashed' rather than 'contacted' will create distortion of memory and create a memory of a more aggressive crash.
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What are Loftus and Palmers claim of the two types of information which make up memory of an event?
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information we get from seeing the event and information we receive after the event.
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