factors effecting EWT

Question 1

what is arousal in EWT?

Answer 1

witnessing a crime could be stressful so causes high arousal levels making it difficult to accurately take in information.

Question 2

what is weapon arousal in EWT?

Answer 2

in crimes involving weapons, fear of the weapon may cause the witness to focus solely on the weapon and not take in any other aspects of the crime taking place

Question 3

1 strength and 1 weakness of arousal:

Answer 3

s- deffenbacher found recall accuracy is poor for high or low arousal situations
w- accuracy of witnesses at canada shooting 82% showing high arousal can cause flashbulb memory instead of poor memory

Question 4

1 strength of weapon arousal:

Answer 4

s- loftus found pps in gun condition (11%) were less likely to identify customer than the cheque book condition (39%)

Question 5

reconstructive memeory:

Answer 5

info recieved after the crime such as the news, leading questions or social media could cause original recall of events to be changed to fit new information