| loftus and palmer study | studying leading questions |
| procedure of loftus and palmer study | Ppts watched videos of the same car crash from different angles, then were asked to estimate how fast the cars were going when they crashed.
They were asked leading questions, for example "how fast were the cars when they smashed/bumped/hit/contacted" |
| findings of loftus and palmer study | the more aggressive the word used, the higher the mph estimate
contacted was estimated around 30.8mph
smashed was estimated around 40.8mph |
| experimental design of loftus and palmer | independant groups design |
| Gabbert et al study | studying the effect of post event discussion on EWT |
| procedure of gabbert et al study | ppts watched a video of the same crime from different angles (each one saw one angle only) and were asked to recall the events and details of the crime
1: Each ppt was asked to recall the events and details of the crime
2: Each ppt (who experienced different scenarios) was allowed to discuss with each other before recalling their own information |
