Loftus and Palmer Asked Two Groups of Observers How Fast

question 7

Multiple Choice

Loftus and Palmer asked two groups of observers how fast two cars had been going in a filmed traffic accident. Observers who heard the vividly descriptive word "smashed" in relation to the accident later recalled

• A)broken glass at the scene of the accident.
• B)that the drivers of the vehicles were intoxicated.
• C)that the drivers of the vehicles were males.
• D)the details of the accident with vivid accuracy.