In one of Loftus’ experiments, the independent variable was the wording of the question. For half of the participants, she asked “How fast were the cars going when they SMASHED into one another?”. For the other half of the participants, she asked “How fast were the cars going when they HIT one another?”. Loftus found that:

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The participants in the SMASHED group reported seeing broken glass more than those in the HIT group.

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The participants in the SMASHED group reported seeing blood more than those in the HIT group.

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The participants in the HIT group reported seeing blood more than those in the SMASHED group.

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The participants in the HIT group reported seeing broken glass more than those in the SMASHED group.

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