Flashcards in Loftus and Zanni Deck (13):
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Loftus and Zanni (1975) investigated
how altering the wording of a question can produce a leading question and distort EWT
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Loftus and Zanni study date
1975
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Method: participants were shown a
film of a car crash
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Method: they were asked either
did you see the broken headlight?
did you see a broken headlight?
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Results: "the" broken headlight
17%
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Results: "A" broken headlight
7%
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Conclusion: the use of the word "the" is enough to
affect peoples accuracy of an event
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Evaluation: the study has implications for
eyewitness testimony
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Evaluation: what kind of study was it?
a laboratory study
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Evaluation: the study meant there was control over
extraneous variables
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Evaluation: it was possible to establish an
cause and effect
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Evaluation: the study was
artificial
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