Research into eyewitness testimonies has proven that there are many factors that can have a negative impact on the accuracy and reliability of such reports.
The role of Anxiety and EWT
Read through the information of the following website:
http://www.simplypsychology.org/eyewitness-testimony.html
Answer the following questions to help you extend your knowledge and critical understanding of the topics covered in class -
1. What did Clifford and Scott find when studying the link between anxiety and recall? How does it link to the Yerkes-Dodson law?
2. What were the full details of Yuielle and Cutshall's real life research? What does this suggest about anxiety and memory?
3. Explain a criticism of Yuielle and Cutshall's real life research
Additional real life research into the role of anxiety and EWT was conducted by Christianson and Hubinette's. Follow this link to read more about this study:
Misleading information and EWT
Key research:
Loftus' research has been criticised for lacking ecological validity (e.g. you cannot generalise the findings to other settings). this has been confirmed by research into misleading questions in real life, such as Yuielle and Cutshall's research seen earlier.
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