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In a study by Loftus and Palmer, participants viewed a short video of an automobile accident. One group was asked About how fast were the cars going when they hit each other? A second group was asked About how fast were the cars going when they smashed each other? One week later, both groups were asked if they recalled seeing glass on the road after the accident (there was no glass on the road in the video). Which of the following statements is true?
 
  a. There was no difference in responses among those who heard smashed, those who heard hit, and the control group.
  b. Those who heard smashed were almost three times more likely than those who heard hit to report seeing glass.
  c. Those who heard smashed were about as likely as the control group to report seeing glass.
  d. Those who heard hit were almost three times more likely than those who heard smashed to report seeing glass.

ANSWER:
b