Evaluation Of Anxiety And EWT

Question 0

What is the strength of the Scott and Johnson study?

Answer 0

It’s a lab experiment so there is a high control over extraneous variable to give reliable results that can be repeated

Question 1

What are the practical applications of the the studies?

Answer 1

Juries can be warned about the accuracy of eye witness testimonies

Question 2

What is the strength of the Christianson and Hubinette study?

Answer 2

It has high ecological validity, because it was a real life event

Question 3

What is the weakness of both studies?

Answer 3

They contradict each other so all we can conclude is that in some circumstances anxiety increases accuracy of eye witness testimonies and in other circumstances anxiety decreases accuracy

Question 4

What is the weakness either the Christianson and Hubinette study?

Answer 4

It was a natural experiment so there isn’t a lot of control over extraneous variables, so we can’t conclude that anxiety improved the recall. For example the people in the high anxiety condition might recall more because they were closer to the robbers

Question 5

What is the weakness of the Scott and Johnson study?

Answer 5

There were too many variables like whether the discussion was heated or calm, what they were carrying when they left, whether objects were upturned or not so it’s hard to know which one is causing the effect