Contemporary Study Criminal Flashcards
(16 cards)
What is your contemporary study for Criminal
Valentine and Mesout
What is the aim for Valentine and Mesout
To test the relationship between stress/anxiety and recall
What is the IV of the contemporary study for criminal
Stress/anxiety level
What is the DV for your criminal contemporary study
Accuracy of eyewitness identification
What was the sampling technique for your criminal contemporary study
Opportunity sampling
How many PPs were gathered for your criminal contemporary study
56
Where did your criminal contemporary study take place
The London Dungeon
Who was the “scary person” in your criminal contemporary study
An actor dressed in dark robes and gory makeup
What was the role of the scary person in your criminal contemporary study
To step out in front of the PP and block their way
What did the researchers record on the participants and what with in your criminal contemporary study
Anxiety with heart monitors
What did PPs answer a questionnaire about in your criminal contemporary study
Their state anxiety on how they felt about the dungeon
Who were participants told to describe and answer specific questions about
An actor they had encountered in the labyrinth
What did PPs have to rate their confidence in
Their confidence on their decision of who the actor was out of a photo of line up of 9 guys
What were 2 results found in your criminal contemporary study
There was no difference in trait anxiety between men and women
PPs who identired the right photo showed more confidence in their identification
What did Valentine and Mesout conclude
High anxiety levels decrease eyewitness identification accuracy
