Improving accuracy of EWT

• What is the cognitive interview as a method of improving EWT

  Witness told to report everything even if seems irrelevant > may trigger new memories

  Reinstate context imagining they are back at scene > same internal cues can improve recall

  Reverse order gets them thinking differently > prevent dishonesty

  Change perspective to prevent expectations > remove effect of schemas
• What is the enhanced interview as a method of improving EWT

  Developed by fisher in 1987.

  Interviewer establish rapport, good eye contact, reduce anxiety, minimise distractions, speak slowly, open questions
• What is a strength of methods improving accuracy of EWT

  research support meta analysis compared new interviews with standard, cognitive had much better recall but enhanced had more inaccurate info
• What is a weakness of methods improving EWT

  Time consuming as needs specialist training and also need to spend time to build rapport with person > not common as takes too long and not realistic to always use