Cognitive Interviews

• What technique did Fisher & Geilsman develop for interviewing?

  Cognitive Interview
• What are the four criteria of the Cognitive Interview?

  1. Report on everything
  2. Reinstate the context
  3. Reverse the order
  4. Change the perspective
• What does "report on everything" entail in a Cognitive Interview?

  Getting the interviewee to provide high detail
• What is meant by "reinstate the context" in a Cognitive Interview?

  Interviewee describes the location and situation
• What does "reverse the order" involve in a Cognitive Interview?

  Explaining the incident from finish to start
• What does "change the perspective" mean in a Cognitive Interview?

  Explaining as if a witness to the incident
• What are the major drawbacks of Cognitive Interviews?

  • Require specialized training
  • Expensive to run
  • Time-consuming
• What was the increase in correct information from cognitive interviews according to Kohnken?

  81% increase in correct information
• What does a higher level of accuracy in cognitive interviews imply?

  Improves reliability in the field
• What is a major cost associated with cognitive interviews?

  High cost of specialized training
• What was the increase in false information from cognitive interviews according to Kohnken?

  61% increase in false information
• What is a potential risk of relying on cognitive interviews?

  Higher chance of false positives occurring
• Why might police rely on information from cognitive interviews?

  Due to the higher level of accuracy