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A study was conducted where participants viewed a simulated accident and were questioned about the speed of the vehicles using different verbs ('smashed' vs. 'hit') to see how language affected their memory and perception.
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| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| witnesses | person | 135 | View Entity |
| Loftus | person | 198 | View Entity |
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This document is a page from a court transcript filed on August 10, 2022, detailing the testimony of a witness named Loftus. Loftus describes a widely-cited 1978 study on the malleability of memory, explaining how the use of different verbs ('smashed' versus 'hit') when questioning witnesses about a simulated car accident altered their estimation of speed and even caused them to falsely remember details like broken glass.
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