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Findings and conclusons 1
Experiment One, three key findings:
(1) The highest mean estimated speed was for the question that included ‘smashed’, it was 40.8 mph.
Smashed was the most violent verb used in the questions, and this was reflected in the mean estimated speed.
Findings and conclusons 2
The lowest mean estimated speed was for the question that included ‘contacted’, it was 31.8 mph.
Contacted was the least violent verb used in the questions, and this was reflected in the mean estimated speed.
Findings and conclusons 3
The other mean estimated speeds were 39.3 mph for ‘collided’, 38.1 for ‘bumped’ and 34.0 for ‘hit’.
There was a relationship between the ‘strength’ of the verb and the estimate made for speed, the ‘stronger’ the verb the faster participants thought the cars were travelling..
Findings and conclusons 4
Experiment Two, three key findings:
(1) In the 'smashed' condition 16 reported having seen broken glass, 34 reported not having seen broken glass.
A sizeable minority in the smashed condition reported seeing broken glass, perhaps because the word ‘smashed’ is associated with broken glass.
Findings and conclusons 5
In the ‘hit’ condition 7 reported having seen broken glass, 43 reported not having seen broken glass.
Fewer in the hit condition reported seeing glass, perhaps because the word is not associated with broken glass.
Findings and conclusons 6
In the control condition 6 reported having seen broken glass, 44 reported not having seen broken glass.
Although similar to the numbers for the ‘hit’ condition, the least amount of participants that reported seeing broken glass was in the control group. Therefore it suggests that even without post-event information being suggested to us our memories of events may not be 100% accurate.