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The Weapon Focus Phenomenon.
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- 1LoftusAim : To find out whether anxiety in EWT affected later identification.
- 2Procedure :Participants were exposed to one of two conditions.
- 3Condition A :Participant overheard low key discussion about equipment failure. Man emerged holding a pen in grease covered hands.
- 4Condition B :Participant overheard heated and hostile debate between people in the lab. Overheard the sound of breaking glass and crushing chairs. Man emerged holding a bloody knife.
- 5Findings :49% in condition A were able to identify the man.
33% in condition B were able to identify the man. - 6Pros :Easy replicable.
Loftus uses a scientific method. This means we can state the IV effects the DV. - 7Cons :Participants may have suffered from psychological harm.
Participants were deceived as they were lead to believe it is a real life situation.
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- A Levels. Psychology Fichas sobre The Weapon Focus Phenomenon., creado por Khashayar Khani el 21/03/2015.
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- Khashayar Khani · mar 2015
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