M: Effect Of Anxiety On EWT

Question 1

What is anxiety?

Answer 1

Unpleasant emotional state
Fear something bad will happen
Physiological arousal (increased heart rate and shallow breathing)

Question 2

Christianson and Hubinette (1993)

Answer 2

58 real victims of bank robbery
Those actually threatened were more accurate in their recall compared to onlookers
Anxiety positive effect on EWT accuracy

Question 3

Johnson and Scott (1976)
Weapon Focus Effect

Answer 3

Pps. waiting room
Heard arguing
Man walking out holding either greasy pen of blooded letter opener
Pen- 45% correct recall of suspect
Letter opener- 33%
More anxiety reduces accuracy

Question 4

Deffenbacher explains contrasting findings

Answer 4

Yerkes- Dodson law
Performance improves with increased arousal up to an optimum point and then declines with further increases