cognitive interview Flashcards
what do non cognitive police interviews include
- questions should be open and not leading
- avoid encouraging guessing as it can lead to false memory
- don’t prompt the witness
who developed the cognitive interview
fisher and gieselman (1992)
what are the 4 stages to a cognitive interview
report everything
reinstatement of the context
reverse the order
change the perspective
explain why report everything is used in cognitive interviews
triggers/cue for more information
explain why reinstatement of the context is used in cognitive interviews
mentally recreate the original incident to trigger context and state dependent memory
explain why reverse the order and change the perspective are used as part of cognitive interviews
stops schemas and pre conceptual ideas leading to perceptual errors therefore reducing the validity of the EWT
who founded the enhanced cognitive interview and when
fisher et al (1987)
what did the enhanced cognitive interview focus on
the social element of the interaction between witness and officer
what are the 5 things the enhanced cognitive interview has to be included for it to be effective
- interviewer needs to know when to establish eye contact and when to stop it
- important to reduce eyewitness anxiety
- minimise distractions
- getting witness to talk slowly
- ask open ended questions
what is the research support for the cognitive interview
recall 41% more accurate information recall than when compared to a standard interview
