Amira wanted to investigate the impact of leading questions on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. She recruited 12 students from her own A-level Psychology class to watch a brief video clip of a minor traffic collision. Afterwards, she asked them to estimate the speed of the vehicles, using either the verb 'hit' or 'smashed' in the critical question.
Explain one improvement that could be made to Amira's study.
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