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• Defining Anxiety:

  • = a state of emotional and physical arousalEmotions include:

  Emotions include:

  -worried thoughts and feelings of tension.

  ·       Physical changes include: increased heart rate and sweatiness.

  ·       It is a normal reaction to stressful situations

  ·       but it can affect the accuracy and detail of eyewitness testimony.
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  The effects of anxiety

  -        Not clear whether the effects make eyewitness recall better or worse

  -        There is research to support both possibilities