Anxiety AO3

Question 1

✅ What is one piece of evidence supporting the impact of anxiety on the accuracy of EWT?

Answer 1

Oue et al. (2001) found that participants who viewed emotionally negative events recalled fewer details from the edges of a scene, suggesting anxiety reduces the field of view and impacts EWT accuracy.

Question 2

✅ How can understanding anxiety’s effect on EWT be practically useful?

Answer 2

It helps determine the credibility of witnesses. Those exposed to high or low anxiety may be less reliable than those with an optimal anxiety level.

Question 3

❌ What is a limitation of field studies on anxiety and EWT, such as Yuille and Cutshall’s study?

Answer 3

They lack control because researchers cannot account for discussions or media exposure, which may influence witness memories.

Question 4

❌Why is the inverted-U explanation of anxiety reductionist?

Answer 4

It focuses only on physiological aspects of anxiety, ignoring cognitive components, making it an incomplete explanation.