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6.1 Multiple choice questions

Explore Loftus and Palmer's pioneering research on memory and suggestibility, focusing on the impact of leading questions on recall accuracy. Understand the experimental methods, variables, and conclusions to enhance your knowledge of cognitive psychology.

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6.1 Multiple choice questions

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  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. 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.

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