Cognitive Interview Flashcards
AO1: Cognitive interview
Key terms
- Fisher & Geiselman (1992
- recall, enhance recall
- more accurate
- Tulvings idea + ESP
4 techniques: - Context reinstatement- re-creating
- Recall in reverse order - diff chronological
- Recall from a changed perspectiv - another witness
- Report anything - maximum
- Enhanced cognitive interview
What is cognitive interview?
- The cognitive interview (CI) is a method of interviewing eyewitnesses about what they can recall from a crime scene or event
- It was developed as a way of improving EWT to enhance recall and thus lead to a more accurate conviction of the perpetrator
What are the 4 technniques of CI?
- Context reinstatement
- Recall in reverse order
- Recall from a changed perspective
- Report everything
What is context reinstatement?
re-creating the context including details of the environment e.g. the weather and the individual’s emotional state
What is recall in reverse order?
Trying to recount the scene in a different chronological order for example, from the end to the beginning
What is recall from a changed perspective?
Recall the event, but this time, from the perspective of another witness/ the victim, etc
What is report everything?
Recall the maximum amount of information, even if it appears to have little relevance, appears trivial, or is accorded a lower level of confidence.
What are the 2 AO3s for cognitive interview?
AO3 – Supporting evidence – Fisher 1999 (+)
AO3- Low ecological validity of findings - Geiselman et al. (1985)
AO3 – Supporting evidence – Fisher 1999 (+)
46% more detail, 90% more accurate than standard police interviews
accuracy -> effective -> core claim accepted -> credible -> uphold plausibility
AO3- Low ecological validity of findings - Geiselman et al. (1985)
Geiselman et al. (1985) carried out a study where participants were shown a video of a violent crime and asked to recall the events
not irl -> undermine EV -> hard extrapolation -> low practical value
