MEMORY Flashcards
1
Q
Anxiety
A
This is a factor that has been shown to affect the accuracy of eye witness testimony. Loftus proposed the ‘weapon focus effect’, which suggests that the anxiety caused as a result of witnessing a weapon focuses the attention away from potential perpetrators and reduces the accuracy of eyewitness testimony
2
Q
Capacity
A
Refers to the amount of information that can be stored in memory
