Loftus and Palmer's "car-crash slides" experiment described in the text shows how a seemingly minor word change can produce a change in a person's memory report.In this study, the MPI was (were)the word(s)
A) "fast."
B) "smashed."
C) "miles per hour."
D) "car crash."

Question

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The word "smashed" in the question posed to participants in the experiment was the MPI (misleading post-event information) that caused them to report a higher speed and presence of broken glass compared to those who were asked the same question with the word "hit."

Loftus and Palmer's "Car-Crash Slides" Experiment Described in the Text