The effects of anxiety on EWT

Question 1

Who explored the negative effects of anxiety

Answer 1

Johnsosn and Scott

Question 2

What were the two conditions of the weapons focus effect

Answer 2

-Hearing an ammicable conversation about equiment failure and a man comes out holding a pen
-Hearing a hostil argument and the sounds of breaking furniture and a man coming out holding a knife coverd in blood

Question 3

What was the method and findings of the experiment

Answer 3

-PP were given 50 photographs and askd to identify the man who had come into the lab
-People who witnessed the peacfull scene had better recall and more accurate recognition compared to those in the hostile situation
-pen 49% accuracy
-knife 33% accuracy

Question 4

What was the theory formed from this investigation

Answer 4

The weapon focus effect which is when the anxiety caused by the weapon draws attention away from the mans face (tunnel theory) d

Question 5

Contradicting research against Johnson and Scott

Answer 5

Pickel 1998
argues that Johnson and Scotts study isnt measuring the effect of anxiety but rather the effect of a surprising item

Question 6

What was Pickels study

Answer 6

Pickels study involved someone at a hairdressers salon being threatened by either a …
-pair of scissors
-wallet
-handgun
-peice of raw chicken
-accuracy for the chicken and the handgun was much lower