weapon focus ewt Flashcards

1
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what are the two parts of weapon focus

A

stress
attention

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2
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explain how stress effects weapon focus

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high and low levels of stress are the least optimum for recalling memory

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explain attention and weapon focus

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weapons are unusual so people focus on the weapon and not the other info of the crime

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4
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who supports weapon focus

A

Loftus

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5
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what did Loftus do for weapon focus

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showed pps series of slides. in one the person was holding a Gun in the other a check book.
those who saw the one with the gun where less likely to be able to identify the man in a kine up

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