Loftus and Palmer

What was the main research question in Loftus and Palmer's study?

• How does the speed of a vehicle affect eyewitness testimony?

• How does the wording of a question influence memory recall?

• What factors affect the accuracy of eyewitness testimony?

• How do emotions influence eyewitness testimony?

Which of the following was the independent variable in Loftus and Palmer's experiment?

• The number of witnesses interviewed

• The speed of the vehicles in the video

• The wording of the question asked

• The number of participants in each condition

What was the key finding from Loftus and Palmer's study?

• Eyewitness testimonies are always accurate, regardless of question wording.

• Participants' memory recall was significantly affected by the way questions were worded.

• The speed of the vehicle influenced eyewitness memory, but only under stress.

• Memory recall was unaffected by external factors like wording or context.

What methodology did Loftus and Palmer use in their study?

• Naturalistic observation

• Field experiment

• Laboratory experiment

• Questionnaire-based survey

In Loftus and Palmer's study, which verb used in the question produced the highest estimated speed of the car?

• Smashed

• Hit

• Bumped

• Collided

What was the primary aim of Loftus and Palmer’s study?

• To investigate how the speed of cars affects memory recall

• To examine how the wording of a question influences memory recall

• To analyse the reliability of eyewitness testimonies in real-life settings

• To study the impact of emotions on eyewitness testimony

How many participants were involved in Loftus and Palmer's first experiment?

• 45

• 150

• 42

• 120

How were the participants exposed to the car accident in Loftus and Palmer's study?

• They watched a real car crash

• They watched a simulated car crash video

• They read about the car crash in a newspaper article

• They were shown pictures of the accident

What was the key independent variable in Loftus and Palmer’s study?

• The wording of the question asked to participants

• The gender of the participant

• The age of the participants

• The speed of the cars in the video

What was the main dependent variable measured in Loftus and Palmer's experiment?

• Participants' age

• The estimated speed of the car

• The gender of the driver

• The number of participants who remembered details