In the Loftus and Palmer (1974) study, the participants estimated the speed of the cars based on the verb used in the questions they were asked.

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Participants in the Loftus and Palmer (1974) study were shown films of car accidents, asked to play the role of the eyewitness, and describe what happened. They were asked, "About how fast were the cars going when they (smashed, collided, bumped, hit, contacted) each other?"

Loftus and Palmer (1974) Methodology

Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020, April 22). Psychology (2nd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

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