Table 4.
Inferential statistics for 2 × 2 χ2 tests comparing endorsements (agree versus disagree) in eyewitness and fundamental memory experts (df = 1)
| Statement | n | χ2 | p | Adjusted p | φ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. High stress impairs* | 71 | .055 | .084 | .241 | |
| 2. Police interview* | 65 | .475 | .084 | .099 | |
| 3. Stress impairs retrieval* | 69 | .615 | .084 | .113 | |
| 4. Stress enhances encoding | 70 | 14.933 | <.001 | <.001 | .462 |
| 5. Children less affected* | 50 | >.999 | .084 | .044 | |
| 6. Detail type* | 68 | .735 | .084 | .071 | |
| 7. Test type* | 57 | .179 | .084 | .193 | |
| 8. Faces affected differently | 47 | 1.978 | .160 | .084 | .205 |
| 9. Professionals less affected | 70 | 0.728 | .394 | .084 | .102 |
| 10. Victims more affected | 63 | 0.225 | .635 | .084 | .060 |
| 11. Repression | 64 | 0.011 | .917 | .084 | .013 |
| 12. Violent events | 60 | 3.429 | .064 | .084 | .239 |
| 13. Emotional better remembered | 60 | 0.089 | .766 | .084 | .038 |
| 14. Moderate stress | 61 | 0.144 | .704 | .084 | .049 |
| 15. Severe stress | 68 | 0.949 | .330 | .084 | .118 |
| 16. Short crime* | 68 | >.999 | .084 | .119 | |
| 17. Abstractness | 61 | 0.361 | .548 | .084 | .077 |
| 18. Immediate retrieval enhances | 48 | 0.426 | .514 | .084 | .094 |
| 19. Retrieval timing | 56 | 8.720 | .003 | .084 | .395 |
| 20. Misinformation protection* | 52 | >.999 | .084 | .022 | |
| 21. Older adults less affected* | 38 | >.999 | .084 | .057 | |
| 22. Primarily ANS activity | 50 | 8.099 | .004 | .084 | .402 |
| 23. ANS facilitates* | 58 | .032 | .084 | .303 | |
| 24. Rapid cortisol is beneficial* | 29 | >.999 | .084 | .008 | |
| 25. Slow cortisol is detrimental* | 27 | .182 | .084 | .299 | |
| 26. Noradrenergic alone* | 33 | >.999 | .084 | .047 | |
| 27. Glucocorticoid alone | 34 | 0.567 | .452 | .084 | .129 |
| 28. HPA & ANS activated* | 32 | .433 | .084 | .209 | |
| 29. HPA & ANS retrieval* | 25 | .549 | .084 | .218 |
Note. Adjusted p = Holm–Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons. Bold = adjusted p significant at the .05 level. * = Fisher’s exact test instead of chi-square test (when expected cell sizes <5)