Eyewitness Testimony Factors (Edexcel A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What relationship does the Yerkes-Dodson Law show between arousal and performance?
What relationship does the Yerkes-Dodson Law show between arousal and performance?
Inverted U-shaped relationship
In Yuille and Cutshall's study of a real gunshop robbery, which witnesses gave the most accurate testimony?
In Yuille and Cutshall's study of a real gunshop robbery, which witnesses gave the most accurate testimony?
Those with highest arousal levels
What criticism has been made about flashbulb memories according to Neisser and Harsch (1992)?
What criticism has been made about flashbulb memories according to Neisser and Harsch (1992)?
Confidence doesn't equal accuracy
What is the misinformation effect?
What is the misinformation effect?
Incorrect info changes memory of event
Which of these is a source of leading questions mentioned in the note?
Which of these is a source of leading questions mentioned in the note?
Police during interviews
What does weapon focus refer to?
What does weapon focus refer to?
Concentration on weapon excluding details
What did Pickel (1998) conclude causes poor recall in weapon focus situations?
What did Pickel (1998) conclude causes poor recall in weapon focus situations?
Unusualness of the object
What did Pickel et al. (2006) find about overcoming the weapon-focus effect?
What did Pickel et al. (2006) find about overcoming the weapon-focus effect?
Proper instruction could overcome it
Why do laboratory experiments on eyewitness testimony have reduced ecological validity?
Why do laboratory experiments on eyewitness testimony have reduced ecological validity?
Absence of real crime extraneous variables
What influences reconstructive memories according to the note?
What influences reconstructive memories according to the note?
Interpretation and cultural norms