Loftus and Palmer (1974)conducted an Experiment in Which Participants Estimated

question 59

Multiple Choice

Loftus and Palmer (1974) conducted an experiment in which participants estimated the speed of a car described as either contacting or smashing into another.To which of the following conclusions regarding eyewitness memory is this study most relevant?

• A)The presence of a weapon attracts witnesses' attention,impairing their memory.
• B)Eyewitnesses' confidence is only weakly related to eyewitness memory.
• C)Eyewitness memory can be heavily influenced by leading questions.
• D)Child eyewitnesses are especially suggestible.

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