6.1 Multiple choice questions Loftus and Palmer
Q1 Which method was used by Loftus and Palmer? field experiment natural experiment quasi experiment laboratory experiment
Q2 What was the design used by Loftus and Palmer? independent measures design matched pairs design repeated measures design single-subject design
Q3 Who were the participants in Experiment 1? students drivers accident witnesses accident victims
Q4 Which verb was not used in Experiment 1? hit smashed struck contacted
number of accidents recalled broken glass seen estimate of speed Q5 What was the dependent variable in Experiment 1? number of accidents recalled broken glass seen estimate of speed written account of accident
Q6 What was shown to participants in Experiment 1? videos of accidents film clips of accidents photographs of accidents CCTV of accidents
Q7 Which of the following was a dependent variable in Experiment 2? estimate of size of car whether broken glass seen participants written account of accident whether participant passed driving test
Q8 Which verb gave the highest speed estimate in Experiment 1? bumped hit collided smashed
Q9 How many participants were there in Experiment 2? 45 15 150 50
Q10 Which of these was not a group of participants in Experiment 2? control ‘hit' ‘contacted' ‘smashed'
Q11 How long was left between showing the films and asking about the broken glass? 24 hours 1 hour 1 week 1 month
Q12 Which group(s) 'saw' most broken glass? ‘smashed' and ‘hit' ‘smashed' control control and ‘hit'
Q13 What did Loftus and Palmer conclude about leading questions? They can influence memory. They have no effect on memory. They only effect students. They only work with car accidents.
Q14 What two types of information affect our memory? before and after an event before and during an event during and after an event immediately after and a long time after
Q15 What is a leading question? A question that leads a person to give a certain answer. A question that leads a person to give a wrong answer. A question that leads a person to give a right answer. A question that leads a person to lie.