cognitive interview

• Why is it important for witnesses to reinstate the context?

  It helps trigger important memories
• What does the technique "reverse the order" aim to prevent?

  Reporting expectations instead of actual events
• How does changing perspective help in the cognitive interview?

  It disrupts expectations and schema effects
• Who developed the enhanced cognitive interview (ECI)?

  Fisher et al. (1987)
• What is one element of the enhanced cognitive interview?

  Reducing eyewitness anxiety
• What is a technique used in the enhanced cognitive interview to help witnesses?

  Asking open-ended questions
• What are the key differences between the cognitive interview and the enhanced cognitive interview?

  Cognitive Interview:

  • Focuses on memory techniques
  • Four main techniques

  
  

  Enhanced Cognitive Interview:

  • Adds social dynamics elements
  • Includes managing anxiety and distractions
  • Emphasizes open-ended questions