1. 6.1 Multiple choice questions
Loftus and Palmer

2. Q1
Which method was used by Loftus and Palmer?
field experiment
natural experiment
quasi experiment
laboratory experiment

3. Q2
What was the design used by Loftus and Palmer?
independent measures design
matched pairs design
repeated measures design
single-subject design

4. Q3
Who were the participants in Experiment 1?
students
drivers
accident witnesses
accident victims

5. Q4
Which verb was not used in Experiment 1?
hit
smashed
struck
contacted

6. number of accidents recalled broken glass seen estimate of speed Q5
What was the dependent variable in Experiment 1?
number of accidents recalled
broken glass seen
estimate of speed
written account of accident

7. Q6
What was shown to participants in Experiment 1?
videos of accidents
film clips of accidents
photographs of accidents
CCTV of accidents

8. Q7
Which of the following was a dependent variable in Experiment 2?
estimate of size of car
whether broken glass seen
participants written account of accident
whether participant passed driving test

9. Q8
Which verb gave the highest speed estimate in Experiment 1?
bumped
hit
collided
smashed

10. Q9
How many participants were there in Experiment 2? 45 15
150 50

11. Q10
Which of these was not a group of participants in Experiment 2?
control
‘hit'
‘contacted'
‘smashed'

12. Q11
How long was left between showing the films and asking about the broken glass?
24 hours
1 hour
1 week
1 month

13. Q12
Which group(s) 'saw' most broken glass?
‘smashed' and ‘hit'
‘smashed'
control
control and ‘hit'

14. Q13
What did Loftus and Palmer conclude about leading questions?
They can influence memory.
They have no effect on memory.
They only effect students.
They only work with car accidents.

15. Q14
What two types of information affect our memory?
before and after an event
before and during an event
during and after an event
immediately after and a long time after

16. Q15
What is a leading question?
A question that leads a person to give a certain answer.
A question that leads a person to give a wrong answer.
A question that leads a person to give a right answer.
A question that leads a person to lie.