cognitive interview

• What is the cognitive interview method used for?

  It is used to interview eyewitness testimonies to retrieve more accurate memories.
• Who developed the cognitive interview technique?

  Geiselman et al (1984)
• What are the four distinctive techniques of cognitive interviewing?

  1. Mental reinstatement of original context
  2. Report everything
  3. Change order
  4. Change perspective
• What is mental reinstatement of original context?

  The witness is encouraged to mentally recreate the physical and psychological environment of the event - context dependent forgetting
• Why is the report everything technique important in cognitive interviewing?

  It helps witnesses recall interconnected memories by reporting every detail, even those deemed irrelevant as it helps to create a clear picture of the event
• How does the change order technique benefit memory recall?

  It prevents the influence of pre-existing schemas by recalling events in an alternative timeline.
• What is the purpose of the change perspective technique in cognitive interviewing?

  It asks witnesses to recall the event from multiple perspectives to avoid schema influence.
• What are the key features of the enhanced cognitive interview?

  • Encourages relaxation and slow speech
  • Offers comments for clarification
  • Adapts questions to the witness's understanding
• What are the criticisms of the standard interview method?

  • It revolves around the interviewer rather than the witness.
  • too structured - predetermined questions off a list
  • encourages witnesses to withhold info and give abbreviated answers