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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
psychology experiment
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| gptkbp:citation |
Loftus, E. F., & Palmer, J. C. (1974). Reconstruction of automobile destruction: An example of the interaction between language and memory. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 13(5), 585-589.
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| gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:Elizabeth_Loftus
gptkb:John_Palmer |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:criticalQuestion |
How fast were the cars going when they [verb] each other?
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| gptkbp:dependentVariable |
estimated speed
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| gptkbp:field |
cognitive psychology
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| gptkbp:focus |
eyewitness testimony
memory distortion |
| gptkbp:foundIn |
'smashed' led to higher speed estimates
memory can be influenced by post-event information wording of question affected speed estimates participants recalled seeing broken glass when there was none |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Loftus and Palmer study
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| gptkbp:impact |
highlighted unreliability of eyewitness testimony
influential in legal psychology |
| gptkbp:independentVariable |
verb used in critical question
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| gptkbp:method |
laboratory experiment
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| gptkbp:processor |
Participants answered questions about the accidents
Participants watched films of car accidents |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Journal_of_Verbal_Learning_and_Verbal_Behavior
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| gptkbp:size |
150 participants (Experiment 2)
45 participants (Experiment 1) |
| gptkbp:verbsUsed |
hit
bumped collided contacted smashed |
| gptkbp:year |
1974
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Eyewitness_Testimony
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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