Anxiety

• What study supports that Anxiety has a negative effect on recall?

  Johnson and Scott
• Define weapons focus.

  the concentration of a witness’s attention on a weapon, which results in reducing their ability to remember other details of the crime
• What key term/main idea suggests that anxiety has a positive effect on recall?

  Fight or flight response
• What key term/main idea suggests that anxiety has a negative effect on recall?

  Weapons focus
• What were the 2 independent groups/IV used in Johnson and Scott's experiment on weapons focus?

  Non-weapon (greased pen) aka low anxiety

  Weapon (bloodied letter opener/knife) aka high anxiety
• Define(explain a little bit about) anxiety in psychology.

  A state of emotional and physical arousal. The emotions include having worried thoughts and feelings of tension. It is a normal reaction to stressful situations. However can effect the accuracy and detail of EWT.