positive effects of anxiety on EWT Flashcards
1
Q
what does FoF do?
A
puts us on red alert; widened & dilatated eyes so you can scan the environment for signs of danger and an escape route
2
Q
what research supports this?
A
Yuille & Cutshall (1986)
3
Q
what did Yuille & Cutshall do?
A
participants where close to a fatal shooting they were then asked about it 4-5 months later, using police questions & inserting misleading info.
4
Q
what were the results of Yuille & Cutshall?
A
They scored highly on the accuracy of recall.
the people who said they were more stressed where more accurate than those under less stress.
