Experiment+2

= Learning Theories-Team 7 =

=﻿Article: Semantic Integration of Verbal Information into a Visual Memory= Elizabeth F. Loftus, David G. Miller, Helen J. Burns

Experiment Two
Are students second guessing themselves about what they saw when filling out the questionnaire?
 * //"I thought I saw a stop sign, but my questionnaire says a yield sign, so I guess it must have been a yield sign//**."

Method
The method was similar with a few variations:
 * 90 students
 * added variation in the questionnaire
 * debriefing

** Procedures **
45 saw a stop sign 45 saw a yield sign
 * Slides**

30 received: Did another car pass the Red Datsun while stopped at the **yield sign?** 30 received: Did another car pass the Red Datsun while stopped at the **stop sign?** 30 received: Did another car pass the Red Datsun while stopped at the **intersection?**
 * Questionnaire**

After they viewed the side by side slides, the students were asked if they believed they were given inconsistent information by filling out something similar to below:
 * Debriefing**


 * **I saw:** || a) a stop sign || b) a yield sign ||  ||
 * **My questionnaire said:** || a) a stop sign || b) a yield sign || c) no sign ||
 * **My questionnaire said:** || a) a stop sign || b) a yield sign || c) no sign ||

Results
Those that were given inconsistent information in the questionnaire and guessed the incorrect slide didn't seem to be second guessing themselves. Only 12% believed they were given inconsistent information in the questionnaire.

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