Effects of anxiety into EWT

• Loftus and Palmer


  In waiting area

  Condition 1 - discussion about lab equipment not working, receptionist leaves holding pen with grease on hand

  Condition 2 - Heated discussion, sounds of glass breaking, receptionist leaves holding bloodied letter opener

  Told to identify person through 50 photographs
• Loftus and palmer

  Receptionist holding pen - 49% correctly identified

  Holding knife - 33% correctly identified
• Weapon focus effect
• What study question the weapon focus effect?

  Yuille and Cutshall

  Shooting

  4-5 months later asked about what happened, little details changed
• Negative of Loftus and Palmer

  Ethical issues - protection from harm

  Lack of ecological validity - change accuracy of judgments