Yuille And Cutshall

Question 1

Aim?

Answer 1

To examine eye witness testimony
And effects that anxiety has

Question 2

Procedure?

Answer 2

Interviewed witnesses of a real car crash
Witnesses saw from various locations either in the shop or outside
The witnesses were asked leading questions and asked how stressed they were on a 7. Scale

Question 3

Sample

Answer 3

13 witnesses interviewed 4 months later
7 central witnesses
6 peripheral witnesses

Question 4

Findings

Answer 4

Central witness accuracy (more stressed) was 84%
Peripheral witness accuracy (less stressed) was 79%

Question 5

Strengths

Answer 5

Ecological validity as it’s a real life crime and testimony

Question 6

Weakness

Answer 6

Limited reliability as the sample was so small
Recall may have not been as good as the research was done 4 months after the accident