Eyewitness testimony - Anxiety
- Created by: Ellie Meredith
- Created on: 03-01-13 18:59
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- Eyewitness testimony - Anxiety
- Anxiety affects the 'encoding' stage of the memory porcess
- Loftus researched effects of anxiety on accuracy of recall
- Procedure
- PP's witnessed 1 of 2 conditions
- 1. a convo heard followed by a man leaving with a PEN and GREASE in his hand
- PP's then asked to identify the man leaving the room from a photo line up
- 2. a heated argument (glass smashing) man leaves with BLOOD and KNIFE in hand
- 1. a convo heard followed by a man leaving with a PEN and GREASE in his hand
- PP's then asked to identify the man leaving the room from a photo line up
- 2. a heated argument (glass smashing) man leaves with BLOOD and KNIFE in hand
- 2. a heated argument (glass smashing) man leaves with BLOOD and KNIFE in hand
- PP's then asked to identify the man leaving the room from a photo line up
- 1. a convo heard followed by a man leaving with a PEN and GREASE in his hand
- 2. a heated argument (glass smashing) man leaves with BLOOD and KNIFE in hand
- PP's then asked to identify the man leaving the room from a photo line up
- 1. a convo heard followed by a man leaving with a PEN and GREASE in his hand
- PP's witnessed 1 of 2 conditions
- FIndings
- In the pen condition more than 50% accurate
- In knife condition less than 30% accurate - weapon focus
- Criticisms
- Highly controlled
- PP's were deceived and were not protected from harm
- Artificial - lacks ecological valadity
- Procedure
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