discuss the cognitive interview

• introduction

  • Geiselman et al
  • aim to enhance recall and reduce effects of misleading information
  • mental reinstatement, report everything, change order and change perspective
• A01

  • Mental Reinstatement - recreate physical and emotional context
  • retrieval cues e.g. location, time, weather
  • Reporting Everything - report irrelevant details
  • reduces memory gaps and avoids filtering out useful details
  • Change Order - recall event in a different order
  • prevents schema-driven recall and reverse-engineering of events
  • Change Perspective - recall event from different viewpoint
  • overcomes cognitive biases
• A03

  • research support
  • Geiselman et al found it increased accuracy showing effectiveness
  • time-consuming & resource-intensive
  • significant training, extended interview times which means it has practical limitations
  • not all aspects are equally effective
  • Kohnken et al found it increased amount of information and inaccurate details, technique can increase inaccuracies