Cognitive interview

• Who developed the cognitive interview?

  Fisher and Calerman
• What was the main argument of Fisher and Calerman regarding the cognitive interview?

  It could be improved
• What are the steps in the cognitive interview process?

  1. Report everything
  2. Reinstate content (recall scene, weather, emotions)
  3. Reverse order (prevents expectation reporting)
  4. Change perspective
• What is the purpose of the "report everything" step in the cognitive interview?

  To gather all possible information
• What does "reinstate content" involve in the cognitive interview?

  Recalling the scene, weather, and emotions
• How does reversing the order of events help in the cognitive interview?

  It stops people from reporting expectations
• What is the purpose of changing perspective in the cognitive interview?

  To provide different viewpoints on the event
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of the cognitive interview?

  Advantages:

  • Recall increases

  
  

  Disadvantages:

  • Time-consuming
  • Requires reporting everything
  • Needs reinstating content
• Geiselman et al 1985

  Found participants recalled significantly more than they did with normal interview
• Köhnken et al 1999

  41% more correct information when cognitive interview used
• Limitation

  Köhnken et al (same study as the pro) found that incorrect information also increased by 61%
• Milne and bull (2002)

  Found that report everything and reinstate the context are the most useful parts