In a classic study on misinformation (Loftus et al.,1978) ,participants first viewed a brief film of a car accident.Some participants were then asked how fast the cars were going when they "hit" each other; other participants were then asked how fast the cars were going when they "smashed" into each other.Finally,all participants were asked if they saw broken glass in the film.What were the results of the study?
A) The participants who were asked how fast the cars were going when they "smashed" each other remembered the cars as travelling faster than did participants who were asked how fast the cars were going when they "hit" each other. Both groups of participants were equally likely to remember broken glass in the film.
B) The participants who were asked how fast the cars were going when they "smashed" each other remembered the cars as travelling faster than did participants who were asked how fast the cars were going when they "hit" each other. They were also more likely to remember seeing broken glass than were the participants who were asked how fast the cars were going when they "hit" each other.
C) Both groups of participants were equally likely to remember broken glass in the film. In addition, the participant groups did not differ in their estimates of the speeds of the cars.
D) The participant groups did not differ in their estimates of the speeds of the cars. However, the participants who were asked how fast the cars were going when they "smashed" each other remembered the cars as travelling faster than did participants who were asked how fast the cars were going when they "hit" each other.
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