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The affect of leading questions upon recall of a previous event Jessica Allen, Katie Hodgkinson, Anna Jenkyns, Suzanne Crump and Sarah Mitchell, Abstract Background There has been much debate about the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness testimony. In particular, many studies have investigated the effects of presenting eyewitnesses with misleading information either before or after the witnessed event. There is a great deal of evidence to suggest that subsequent questioning, and the use of 'leading questions' can influence the memory of eyewitnesses. Aim The aim of the study was to replicate the study of Loftus and Palmer (1974), in which they investigated the effects of leading questions on their participants' memory of a particular event, in this case a car crash. Method After conducting a pilot study, thirty university students were randomly allocated to different groups: bumped, collided or smashed. Each group was shown the same video of a car crash and were subsequently asked to fill out...

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