Cognitive interview

Question 1

What is the standard interview

Answer 1

Lots of leading questions where witnesses are passive

Question 2

4 features of the CI

Answer 2

Reinstate the original context
change the order of events
change the perspective
report everything

Question 3

Context

Answer 3

retrieval cues

Question 4

order

Answer 4

ensures events arent skipped

Question 5

perspective

Answer 5

POV of another observer

Question 6

Everything

Answer 6

may support memory and provides more info

Question 7

Enhanced CI

Answer 7

Focus on social dynamics of interaction
e.g interviewer knows when to make eyecontact
removed eyewitness anxiety

Question 8

Strengths

Answer 8

Meta-analysis report- Kohnken 34% increase in accuracy compared to SI

Question 9

Modified CI

Answer 9

For children- doesn’t have the changing perspective element.

Question 10

Limitations

Answer 10

-Time consuming to train and conduct
-Different police use different methods
-Some elements are more important- (report everying and context was best)