Aim: The aim of the experiment was to find out if information supplied after an experiment influences the witness' memory for that event. Method: The method being used for this experiment is a laboratory experiment. Sample: 45 students from the University of Washington were asked to do the first experiment whilst 150 students were asked to do the second experiment. Procedure: FIRST EXPERIMENT 45 American students which formed the sample for the first experiment were shown slides of …showed first 75 words of 1282 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1282 total…relies on eyewitness testimony. This could include the court, police and any other legal authorities. Therefore if a questioner wants to obtain an accurate account recollection of an event they will be careful not to ask leading questions, which means that they will use questions and verbs carefully. This experiment can also give people who wish to use leading questions to there advantage a good understanding of how to influence people's answers and/or behavior.