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Question 42

In Experiment 2 of the study by Loftus and Palmer (1974) investigating eyewitness testimony, what was the independent variable manipulated by the researchers?

A

Whether the participants reported seeing broken glass when questioned one week after watching the video clip.

B

The presence of physical broken glass in the car accident video shown to the participants.

C

The phrasing of the initial question about the vehicles' speed (using the verb 'smashed', 'hit', or receiving no speed question).

D

The length of the delay (777 days) between watching the video clip and completing the follow-up questionnaire.

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Memory Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Memory

163 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Memory, covering Loftus and Palmer (1974): Eyewitness testimony and Grant et al. (1998): Context-dependent memory. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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