Effects Of Anxiety On Accuracy Of EWT AO3

• There are ALTERNATIVE explanations for changes in accuracy - PICKEL
• Anxiety thought that weapon focus was because of [Surprise not anxiety, and found that both a raw chicken and a Bun reduced accuracy of EUT after being present in a hairdressers - so therefore perhaps WP research actually don't tell w about how anxiety affeces Ewr-just surprise!
• However there is other research Suggesting anxiety decreases EWT accuracy 

• VALENTINE + MESOUT gave people visiting the [HORROR LABYRINTH at London Dungeons a heart rate monitor and found those in low-anxiety (low HR) condition could better identify a person afterwards (75% of pps with low HR could but only 17% of those wich high HR). suggests" studies can measure anxiety rather than surprise
• There are some issues of CONTROL in real-life studies, for example, in Yuille and Cushall study, those who experienced the highest levels of Stress were interviewed closer to the events, and this may have helped their recall. Nevertheless much research has backed the idea that anxiety increases accuracy (Christianson and Hubinette)
• BOTHWELL found that PERSONALITY attects how arousal (anxiety) affects the accuracy of EWT - when emotionally stable people were anxious this improved the accuracy of their EWT, but when neurotic people were anxious this decreased the accuracy of their EWT- Suggesting that anxiety or its own can't explain accuracy of EWT other factors must also be taken into account
• CHRISTIANSON + HUBINETTE found that the victims in bank robberies were more accurate in their recall than bystanders. However, it's still hard to eliminate confounding variables e.g. those directly involved may have discussed it more before being interviewed so conclusions drawn about anxiety from real life studies cannot be fully trusted