the cognitive interview

• What is the enhanced cognitive interview?

  A police technique for interviewing witnesses
• Who developed the cognitive interview technique?

  Fisher and Geiselman
• What does the cognitive interview encourage witnesses to do?

  Recreate the original context of the crime
• How does building rapport affect the cognitive interview process?

  It helps witnesses relax and open up
• What type of questions are used in the cognitive interview?

  Very open questions
• What was the sample size in Geiselman et al.'s study?

  51 volunteer participants
• What did participants watch before being interviewed in Geiselman et al.'s study?

  Two films of violent crimes
• What was the main finding of Geiselman et al.'s study?

  Significant increase in confabulated items
• What is a limitation of the cognitive interview according to Fisher and Geiselman?

  Lacks ecological validity in real-life situations
• What do demand characteristics refer to in the context of interviews?

  Biased retrieval cues affecting recall
• What is one strength of the cognitive interview?

  Based on proven psychological principles
• What did Kebbell and Wagstaff (1996) find about the original interview technique?

  It compromised on quality for quantity
• What is a real-life application of the cognitive interview according to Fisher et al. (1989)?

  Trained police detectives in Florida
• What was the percentage increase in useful information after training detectives?

  47% more useful information
• What is one technique used in the cognitive interview?

  Reinstatement of context
• What is a limitation of the cognitive interview regarding police time?

  It requires more time than available
• How does the cognitive interview differ from standard interview techniques?

  It uses deliberate strategies for memory recall
• What is the goal of the cognitive interview?

  To enhance the quantity and quality of recall
• What are the four distinct components of the cognitive interview?

  1. Report everything
  2. Reinstate the context
  3. Change perspective
  4. Change the order of events
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the cognitive interview?

  Strengths:

  • Based on psychological principles
  • Enhances recall quantity and quality

  
  

  Weaknesses:

  • Time-consuming
  • Lacks ecological validity
  • May lead to confabulation