Valentine and Mesout Flashcards
what were the 3 questionnaires
Trait anxiety inventory (TAI) → tested typical state of anxiety
State anxiety inventory (SAI) → tested anxiety when in labyrinth
Memory questionnaire→ test recall of scary person
Aim of valentine and mesout’s study
to investigate the effect of stress on EWT
Where did the study take place
In the London dungeon (labyrinth)
procedure
56 pps (opportunity smaple)
walk around labyrinth for 7 min and ran into scary person
informed consent was obtained
pps had aims explained
pps were given right to withdraw
Results
Mean SAI score was 49.0 (sig higher than mean TAI score of 36.8)–> labyrinth is anxiety inducing
Pps w SAI higher than mean → 17% correct identification
ppS w SAI lower than mean→ 75% correct identification
how many correctly identified scary man
Pps w SAI higher than mean → 17% correct identification
ppS w SAI lower than mean→ 75% correct identification
strengths in Validity of study
conducted a pre-test: ensure setting is anxiety inducing
study took place in London dungeons, field experiment not much manipulation of variables
weaknesses in validity of study
london dungeon is a fake setting: not real crime setting all artificial
weaknesses in ethics
pps did not give full informed consent before study
pps were scared: not protected from harm as may have suffered distress
weaknesses reliability
Hubinette asked real bank robbery EW, and found that recall was accurate: contradicts Valentine + Mesout’s results
ethics strength
pps were given the right to withdraw
pps were debriefed
sample weakness
all pps voluntarily went to dungeoun because of opportunity sampling, sample may only represent a certain type of person (likes feeling fear)
samplpe is unrepresentative of general pop (ppl who don’t like fear) there is not generaliseable
procedure strength
had a standardised procedure (encountering scary man, the 3 questionnaires, the debrief and RTWD)
