Modern Psychological Studies
Periodical Title
Modern Psychological Studies
Volume
8
Number
1
Page Numbers
pages 16-20
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
2001
Abstract
The effect of question phrasing on speed estimation is assessed by means of two rating systems, a verbal rating scale (VRS) and a visual analogue scale (VAS). Subjects were asked to watch a short video depicting the scene of a car accident and then answer a short memory test concerning the video. The test contained the question, "About how fast was the car going when the crash occurred?" Other subjects received the word "fender-bender" or "impact" in place of the word "crash". Subjects were asked to estimate speed using either a verbal rating or a visual analogue scale. Results indicated that using a visual analogue scale elicited a higher speed estimate than using a verbal rating measure. The highest speed estimate was given with the word crash and the visual analogue scale, p<.05. No significant difference was found due to the phrasing of the question alone.
Subject
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Document Type
article
DCMI Type
Text
Extent
5 leaves
Language
English
Call Number
BF1 .M63 v. 8 no. 1 2001
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Winter, Melissa M. and Marmolejo, Gloria
(2001)
"Influence of question-phrasing and response-scale in speed estimation of witnessed accidents,"
Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 8:
No.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol8/iss1/5
Department
Dept. of Psychology