In One of Loftus' Studies, a First Group of Subjects

question 72

Multiple Choice

In one of Loftus' studies, a first group of subjects was asked how fast the car was going "when it ran the stop sign" while a second group was asked how fast the car was going "when it turned right." When later asked if they had seen a stop sign

• A)75% of the first group said yes; 53% of the second group said yes.
• B)53% of the first group said yes; 35% of the second group said yes.
• C)37% of the first group said yes; 35% of the second group said yes.
• D)14% of the first group said yes; 34% of the second group said yes.

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