The Loftus and Palmer Experiment:
-The experiment was designed to prove that long-term memory could be influenced by leading questions as well as the motivation to give the questioner the answer he/she is looking for.
-A group of college students were chosen as subjects. They were shown a video of a car collision and then handed a paper with a single question asking the speed approximation of the car. What they didn’t know is that the questions handed randomly varied in verbs. The verb’s ranged between strong and not as strong, this was meant to influence the speed average given by the participant.
-The outcome proved the hypothesis right. The highest speed approximation matched the strongest verb and the lowest approximation matched the least powerful verb. The result helped understand that leading questions in a courtroom could affect the eyewitnesses memory of the event.
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