Loftus and Palmer (1974) Manipulated the Wording of Questions Posed

question 136

Multiple Choice

Loftus and Palmer (1974) manipulated the wording of questions posed to participants who witness a filmed traffic accident. Their findings suggest that

• A) the wording affected the participants' memory for the accident.
• B) the wording did not affect the participants' memory for the accident.
• C) witnesses often store multiple, contradictory memories for a single event.
• D) most eyewitness errors have to do with problems that arise during encoding.

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