In Loftus and Palmer’s (1974) second experiment, participants viewed a film of a car crash and returned one week later to answer questions, including whether they saw any broken glass (when there was actually none). Which of the following statements correctly describes the findings from this second experiment?
More participants in the control condition reported seeing broken glass than in the 'hit' condition.
The majority of participants in the 'smashed' group reported seeing broken glass.
More than twice as many participants in the 'smashed' condition reported seeing broken glass compared to those in the 'hit' condition.
Fewer participants reported seeing broken glass in the 'smashed' condition than in the control condition.
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.