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what did experiment 1 aim to find
mean speed estimated for each experimental group
what did experiment 1 find for the different verbs
verb vs estimated speed
smashed - 40.8
collided - 39.3
bumped - 38.1
hit - 34
contacted - 31.8
what can you conclude from exp 1
the group given the word smashed estimated a higher speed than the other groups and the group given the word contacted estimated the lowest speed
what did experiment 2 initially find
just like in ex1 pps gave higher speed estimates for the smashed condition. smashed 10mph hit 8mph
pps returned 1 week later and answered further questions about broken glass, what did they find
broken glass vs non broken glass
smashed 16 vs 34
hit 7 vs 43
control 6 vs 44
conclusion
a leading question that suggests more damage can change a witnesses answer to that question
what were the 2 explanations loftus and palmer gave for witnesses responses being altered
1. response bias factors. differences in speed estimates happen because the critical word biases response. more dangerous sounding word biases a higher guess
2. memory representation is altered. critical word changes a persons memory so that their preception of the accident is affected (experiment 2 tested this)
what do the conclusions suggest
memory of a complex event is made up of two sources
1. perception of the original event
2. additional external information
over time these two pieces of information become integrated
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