Elizabeth Loftus conducted research on eyewitness testimony. Participants watched a short video of a car crash and were then asked how fast the car was going when it hit another vehicle. The question used different words when referring to “hit”. 7 participants heard the word “bumped”, 7 participants the word “crashed” and another 7 participants the word “smashed”. The “bumped” group report an average speed of 25.145mph, the “crashed” group an average speed of 29.859mph and the “smashed” group a speed of 38.574mph.

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Elizabeth Loftus conducted research on eyewitness testimony. Participants watched a short video of a car crash and were then asked how fast the car was going when it hit another vehicle. The question used different words when referring to “hit”. 7 participants heard the word “bumped”, 7 participants the word “crashed” and another 7 participants the word “smashed”. The “bumped” group report an average speed of 25.145mph, the “crashed” group an average speed of 29.859mph and the “smashed” group a speed of 38.574mph.


a. What test was done?
b. Report the results in APA style and Interpret the results.

 

ANOVA
MPH
Sum of Squares
df
Mean Square
F
Sig.
Between Groups
649.810
2
324.905
24.166
.000
Within Groups
242.000
18
13.444
Total
891.810
20
Multiple Comparisons
Dependent Variable: MPH
Games-Howell
Mean Difference
95% Confidence Interval
(1) group
(J) group
(I-J)
Std. Error
Sig.
Lower Bound
Upper Bound
Bumped
Crashed
-4.714
1.931
.076
-9.90
.47
Smashed
-13.429*
1.866
.000
-18.43
-8.43
Crashed
Bumped
4.714
1.931
.076
-47
9.90
Smashed
-8.714
2.077
.003
-14.26
-3.17
Smashed
Bumped
13.429*
1.866
.000
8.43
18.43
Crashed
8.714
2.077
.003
3.17
14.26
*. The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.
Transcribed Image Text:ANOVA MPH Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig. Between Groups 649.810 2 324.905 24.166 .000 Within Groups 242.000 18 13.444 Total 891.810 20 Multiple Comparisons Dependent Variable: MPH Games-Howell Mean Difference 95% Confidence Interval (1) group (J) group (I-J) Std. Error Sig. Lower Bound Upper Bound Bumped Crashed -4.714 1.931 .076 -9.90 .47 Smashed -13.429* 1.866 .000 -18.43 -8.43 Crashed Bumped 4.714 1.931 .076 -47 9.90 Smashed -8.714 2.077 .003 -14.26 -3.17 Smashed Bumped 13.429* 1.866 .000 8.43 18.43 Crashed 8.714 2.077 .003 3.17 14.26 *. The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.
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