Effects of anxiety on EWT. 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyCognitive PsychologyASAQA Created by: meganbradfield1Created on: 21-03-16 11:23 What is anxiety? A heightened state of arousal. 1 of 16 What is research on the effects of anxiety considered as? Contradictory. 2 of 16 What is the key study for anxiety? Loftus (1979) 3 of 16 What were pps led to believe they were taking part in? A lab study. 4 of 16 What were pps required to do in Loftus' study? Wait outside a waiting room listening to an exchange between 2 people. 5 of 16 What did condition 1 involve? Listening to a friendly discussion and seeing a man walk out with a pen with a greasy hand (low anxiety) 6 of 16 What did condition 2 involve? Listening to a hostile discussion with furniture being overturned, seeing a man walk out with a blood stained knife (high anxiety) 7 of 16 What were both conditions asked to do? Identify the man from a set of 50 photographs. 8 of 16 What did Loftus (1979) find? Low anxiety condition had a mean accuracy of 49%. High anxiety had a mean accuracy of 33%. 9 of 16 What does Loftus' study suggest? High anxiety reduces face recognition (may be due to the weapon-focus effect). 10 of 16 AO2: What can be included as research support for Loftus (1979)? Loftus et al --> eye movement was tracked --> witnesses looked more at the weapon. 11 of 16 AO2: What is the main ethical issue concerned with Loftus's study? Deception/Risk of psychological harm 12 of 16 AO2: What study contradicts Loftus (1979)? Christiansen & Hubinette. 13 of 16 AO2: What line of argument can be used for Christiansen & Hubinette? Self rated anxiety may be unreliable as it is based on self reports. Findings may not also be true for non-violent crimes. 14 of 16 AO2: Who conducted a meta analysis of 18 studies of anxiety and EWT? Deffenbacher et al. 15 of 16 AO2: What law explains why anxiety may not always be linked to poor recall? Yerkes-Dodson 16 of 16
Factors affecting eye witness testimony: Anxiety- Describe and evaluate for 16 marks 4.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings
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