Anxiety And EWT Flashcards
In the Scott and Johnson study what was the low anxiety condition?
Participants were asked to stand outside of a lab and listen to two men having a calm discussion about equipment failure and one man left holding a greasy pen
Which study suggests that anxiety lowers the accuracy of eye witness testimonies?
Scott and Johnson 1976
In the Scott and Johnson study what was the high anxiety condition?
Participants were asked to wait outside a lab whilst listening to a heated discussion, upturned objects and saw a man leave with a bloody letter opener
How long did both groups see the man for?
4 seconds
What did both groups in the Scott in Johnson study have to do once they saw the man leave?
Identify the man out of 50 photos
What were the results in the Scott and Johnson study?
In the low anxiety condition the participants were 48% accurate and in the high anxiety condition participants were 33% accurate
Who did the study that suggests that anxiety increases the accuracy of eye witness testimony?
Christianson and Hubinette
How many people did they interview?
110 people
What did the people interviewed witness?
One of 22 real bank robberies
What was the high anxiety condition in the Christianson and Hubinette study?
Bank clerks who were directly threatened by the robbers
What was the low anxiety condition in the Christianson and Hubinette study?
Customers and onlookers of the bank
What were the results of the Christianson and Hubinette study?
The people in the high anxiety condition were more accurate that the people in the low anxiety condition in the description of the robbers even after 15 months
