Loftus and Plamer experiment 2 Flashcards
why was the experiement done
to test the effects of language on memory
how many peole were in each group
150
how may groups
3
how may each group
50
how many videos were they shown
1 with multipul crashes
what distractor questions were they asked
discription of the accident
questions about the accident
what crutial question was group 1 asked
about how fast was the cars going when they SMASHED into eachother
what crutial question where group 2 asked
about how fast were the cars going when they HIT eachother
what crutial question where group 3 asked
no question
what were they asked to do after they had watched the videos
to come back 1 week later
when they came back the next week what were they asked
did you see any broken glass
(there was no broken glass)
what were the results for group 1- smashed
16/50 said there was glass
what were the results for group 2- hit
7/50 said there was glass
what were the results for group 3- nothing
6/50
what does this show
that the use of language can effect the answers given
