Eyewitness testimony

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What effect does anxiety have on eyewitness testimonies
A significant negative effect
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The weapon focus effect?
Reduces the accuracy of identification
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Why is anxiety in some cases positive?
It creates more accurate memories.
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What can be done to utilise both the positive and reduce the negative effect of anxiety
Find the specific point on the range of anxiety where recall is the most effective.
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A criticism of the weapon focus effect is?
the accuracy of identification could be due to suprise
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What may interfere with eyewitness testimonies
Misleading information
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How may co-witnesses change the how the event is perceived
Co-witnesses will come to a consensus on what happened
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What effects may the interviewer have
Comments from the interviewer may become incorporated into the perceived line of events
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Why is misleading information backed up
There has been a significant amount of support for research
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What effect may leading questions have?
Leading questions may have an effect on original memory
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The weapon focus effect?

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Why is anxiety in some cases positive?

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A criticism of the weapon focus effect is?

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