Eye Witness Testimony (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Definition of anxiety
Definition of anxiety
Feeling of worry & nervousness about something with uncertain outcome
Effect of anxiety on memory accuracy
Effect of anxiety on memory accuracy
Makes memory less accurate & causes misleading information
Researcher who showed anxiety influences memory recall
Researcher who showed anxiety influences memory recall
Deffenbacher
Shape of Deffenbacher/Yerkes-Dodson curve
Shape of Deffenbacher/Yerkes-Dodson curve
Inverted U shape
Effect of some anxiety on memory
Effect of some anxiety on memory
Can improve memory accuracy
Effect of too much anxiety on memory
Effect of too much anxiety on memory
Can worsen memory accuracy
Weapons focus definition
Weapons focus definition
Witness concentrates on weapon, distracted from other aspects
What Loftus & Palmer investigated
What Loftus & Palmer investigated
Factors influencing accuracy of eyewitness testimony
Loftus & Palmer procedure
Loftus & Palmer procedure
Watched car crash videos, answered speed questions with manipulated wording
Effect of verb 'smashed' in Loftus & Palmer
Effect of verb 'smashed' in Loftus & Palmer
Estimated cars driving faster (leading question effect)
What leading questions cause
What leading questions cause
False memories & misleading information
False memory example in Loftus & Palmer study
False memory example in Loftus & Palmer study
Recalled broken glass that wasn't there