In the Study Led by Elizabeth Loftus,two Groups of Observers

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Multiple Choice

In the study led by Elizabeth Loftus,two groups of observers were asked 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) glass fragments 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.

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