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In an attempt to solve both these problems two experiments will be conducted, one in a field setting and one a laboratory to find out if ecological validity, i.e. the high emotional state that witnesses are in, has an effect on recall
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Abstract This experiment investigated into the effect of ecological validity on eyewitness testimony, and was influenced by previous criticisms of research into eyewitness testimony, for example Loftus' work was criticized because participants were not in a state of high emotion (as they would be at the time of witnessing a real crime) and experiments conducted involving real-life situations was generally based upon retrospective data, meaning recall may have been somewhat distorted. The experiment aimed to discover if there is a link between ecological validity (i.e. emotional arousal) and accuracy of recall. As there is conflicting evidence regarding the effect of high emotion on recall (flashbulb memories vs. repression), the hypothesis chosen was non-directional and was simply that ecological validity would have a significant effect on recall. The research designs used were a laboratory experiment and a field experiment, and took place in an IT lab, where a video was shown to participants,...
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