Anxiety Flashcards
1
Q
Define anxiety
A
A state of emotional + physical arousal
Worried thoughts + tension
Increased HR + sweat
A normal reaction to stress
Affects EWT accuracy in + and - way
2
Q
What is anxieties - affect?
A
Lotfus= ‘weapon ffocus effect’
Anxiety = winess focusses on weapons, not perps = -accurate EWT
3
Q
NEGATIVE
A
4
Q
POSITIVE
A
5
Q
Contradictory
A
Yerkes Dodson
Inverted - U hyp
Optimal level of anxiety
Beyond- less accurate
6
Q
❌ Pickel
A
Due to other factors
Chicken, knife, harmless
Worst w raw chicken
Less valid and replicable
7
Q
✅ IRL apply
A
Useful to see
EWT accuracy
