When Loftus and colleagues asked observers of a filmed car accident how fast the vehicles were going when they smashed into each other,the observers developed memories of the accident that
A) omitted some of the most painful aspects of the event.
B) were more accurate than the memories of observers who had not been immediately questioned about what they saw.
C) were influenced by whether the researchers identified themselves as police officers.
D) portrayed the event as more serious than it had actually been.

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Loftus and colleagues found that by asking observers how fast the vehicles were going when they "smashed into each other," they were more likely to develop memories of the accident that portrayed it as more serious than it had actually been. This illustrates how the wording of questions can influence the formation of memories.

When Loftus and Colleagues Asked Observers of a Filmed Car