Maass and Kohnen

• what sort of experiment was carried out?

  field experiment
• what happened in the experiment?


  pps were approached by a woman holding either a pen or a syringe
• What were the results?

  pps in the 'pen' condition were able to supply more accurate descriptions of the woman/
• what do studies like these give support to?

  the suggestion that witnesses' attention tends to be drawn towards a weapon, thereby preventing them from taking in other details about the situation