Cognitive interview

Cards (7)

  • Who proposed the cognitive interview?
    Fisher and Geiselman (1992)
  • How many aspects are there of the cognitive intervie?
    Four aspects
  • 1 - Report everything
    Reporting every detail no matter how small
  • 2 - Reinstate the context
    Go back to crime scene to see if memories are jogged
  • 3 - Reverse the order
    Tell the crime in a backwards order
  • 4 - Change perspective
    Retell crime from a different persons perspective
  • Enhanced cognitive interview
    Fisher et al 1987
    Added use of eye contact and rapport with interviewee