A researcher shows the same video of an automobile accident to two different groups of participants. Participants in group one are asked: "Did you see a broken headlight?" Participants in group two are asked: "Did you see the broken headlight?" The researcher finds that participants in group two are much more likely to recall having seen a broken headlight, even though there actually was no broken headlight in the video. The researcher is investigating the effects of which of the following on recall?

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Sadie Harding

20 June, 22:32

A researcher shows the same video of an automobile accident to two different groups of participants. Participants in group one are asked: "Did you see a broken headlight?" Participants in group two are asked: "Did you see the broken headlight?" The researcher finds that participants in group two are much more likely to recall having seen a broken headlight, even though there actually was no broken headlight in the video. The researcher is investigating the effects of which of the following on recall?

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Ross Williams · Answer 1

Framing or leading questions

Explanation:

Research use framing or leading questions to push respondents to provide an answer in the way they are framed. Most of the time, researchers use leading questions with an information they want to confirm rather than to get an unbiased response to the answer. For example, the researcher already knew there was no broken headlight, but framed his question as though there was one. This led to more people claiming they saw a broken headlight.