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Why anxiety matters for eyewitnesses

Why anxiety matters for eyewitnesses

Eyewitness testimony, or EWT, is often collected after sudden, frightening events, yet much research is done in calm laboratory settings. Valentine and Mesout (2009) asked whether genuine high anxiety harms face memory in a way lab studies may underestimate.

Contemporary study: Valentine and Mesout (2009) Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Contemporary study: Valentine and Mesout (2009)

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel A Level Psychology Contemporary study: Valentine and Mesout (2009) for A Level Psychology. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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