In a classic study of eyewitness accounts and leading questions, people were shown short films showing car collisions
How did the wording of the questions about the accidents influence participants' estimates of the speed the cars were traveling at the time of the collision?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A good answer will include the following key points.
• When asked about how fast the cars were going when they [hit, smashed, collided, bumped, or contacted] each other, estimates varied depending on the word, used with "smashed" producing the fastest estimates and "contacted" the slowest.
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