Chapter 2 Memory - Improving accuracy of EWT

Question 1

The cognitive interview (CI) - 1. Report everything?

Answer 1

Include even unimportant details.

Question 2

The cognitive interview (CI) - 2. Reinstate the context?

Answer 2

• Picture the scene & recall how you felt.
• Avoids context-depending forgetting.

Question 3

The cognitive interview (CI) - 3. Reverse the order?

Answer 3

• Recall from the end & work backwards.
• Disrupts expectations.

Question 4

The cognitive interview (CI) - 4. Change perspective?

Answer 4

• Put yourself in the shoes of someone else present.
• Disrupts schema.

Question 5

The cognitive interview (CI) - 5. The enhanced cognitive interview (ECI)?

Answer 5

Adds social dynamics, e.g. establishing eye contact.

Question 6

Evaluations of the cognitive interview (CI)? SLLX

Answer 6

S - Support for the effectiveness of the CI
L - Some elements may be more useful
L - The CI is time-consuming
X - Variations of the CI

Question 7

Evaluation of the cognitive interview (CI) - Support for the effectiveness of the CI? S

Answer 7

• CI produce 41% more accurate recall than standard interview (Kohnken et al.)
• CP is that CI also increases inaccurate information (Kohnken et al.), even more true for ECI.

Question 8

Evaluation of the cognitive interview (CI) - Some elements may be more useful? L

Answer 8

‘Report everything’ & ‘reinstate the context’ used together produced best recall (Milne & Bull).

Question 9

Evaluation of the cognitive interview (CI) - The CI is time-consuming? L

Answer 9

It takes longer & needs special training (Kebbell & Wagstaff), full CI not realistic for police.

Question 10

Evaluation of the cognitive interview (CI) - Variations of the CI? X

Answer 10

‘Pick & mix’ approach makes it hard to compare effectiveness but gives more flexibility.