Research for anxiety having a positive effect on EWT.

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Created on: 21-04-21 11:35

What was the procedure in a study to find the positive effects of anxiety on EWT?

Yuille and Cutshall interviewed 13 real witnesses to a fatal shooting in Canada. Interviewed 5 months after incident and compared to original police interviews. Asked to rate their stress on a 7 point scale. Included misleading questions.

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What was the findings in a study to find the positive effects of anxiety on EWT?

In Yuille and Cutshall's study, the accuracy was impressive with little errors and the misleading questions had little effect. Those who reported the higher amounts of stress had better recall (88% accuracy compared to 75%).

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What was the conclusions from a study to find the positive effects of anxiety on EWT?

Yuille and Cutshall concluded that anxiety enhances memory. This makes us question the validity of the findings in lab studies as the setting may have affected their findings.

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What is a reason for anxiety having a positive effect on EWT?

The Yorkes-Dodson Law explains how there is a certain level of emotional arousal where we can get the optimal EWT. However, age and personal differences can affect EWT.

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What is one support for a study into the positive effects of anxiety on EWT?
(supporting research)

Christianson and Hubinette- interviewed 58 witnesses to a bank robbery- more stressed people, more accurate recall- more stress enhances recall

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What is one weakness of a study into the positive effects of anxiety on EWT?

Yuille and Cutshall's study has low internal validity. He didnt control extraneous variables like PED which means some people will accidentally say they saw things they couldn't have seen. Could've discussed which improves rehearsal.

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What is one weakness of a study into the postive effects of anxiety on EWT?
(individual differences)

Anxiety is a subjective experience- Yerkes-Dodson law cannot explain all cases of recall being enhanced- anxiety has a cognitive element which can make the link between anxiety and

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