COGNITIVE INTERVIEW

Question 1

1.who developed the cognitive interview

Answer 1

Fisher and Geiselman

Question 2

2. the cognitive interview is a technique used by who

Answer 2

The police

Question 3

3. when is the cognitive interview used on witnesses

Answer 3

after they have seen a crime

Question 4

4. what does the cognitive interview help facilitate

Answer 4

more accurate and detailed memories

Question 5

5.what kinds of questions are asked

Answer 5

open questions

Question 6

6. why are open questions used

Answer 6

allow witness to expand

Question 7

name all 4 techniques used in the cognitive interview

Answer 7

Recall everything, Recall from changed perspective, Recall in Reverse & Context Reinstatement

Question 8

RE- what is the witness asked to do

Answer 8

Report ALL details, even if irrelevant

Question 9

RE- what may recalling all details act as

Answer 9

A trigger

Question 10

RE- give an example question

Answer 10

“what happened the morning of the robbery”

Question 11

CR- what is the witness asked to do

Answer 11

mentally place themselves at the scene

Question 12

CR- what are they asked to imagine

Answer 12

the environment and their feelings

Question 13

CR- what do the internal and external cues help to do

Answer 13

Trigger forgotten memories

Question 14

CR- give an example statement

Answer 14

“close your eyes… what do you see”

Question 15

RR- what is the witness asked to do in terms of their report

Answer 15

report in a different order

Question 16

RR- what does this prevent witnesses from reporting on

Answer 16

what they EXPECTED to happen

Question 17

RR- what may this also help to prevent

Answer 17

dishonesty - harder to lie

Question 18

RR- give an example

Answer 18

“tell us what happened finish to start”

Question 19

RCP- what is the witness asked to do

Answer 19

recall from someone else perspective

Question 20

RCP- what may this help prevent the witness from doing

Answer 20

reporting what they EXPECTED to happen

Question 21

RCP- give an example question

Answer 21

“imagine you’re… what can you see”

Question 22

AO3- who conducted Research to Support

Answer 22

Kohnken et al

Question 23

AO3- what did Kohnken do

Answer 23

50 study meta-analysis

Question 24

AO3- what did kohnkens meta analysis of studies compare

Answer 24

the cognitive interview to standard

Question 25

AO3- what did Kohnken find

Answer 25

The CI led to a 41% increase in correct information in comparison

Question 26

AO3- why does kohnkens research support the CI effectiveness

Answer 26

because it helps witness recall

Question 27

AO3- what is one weakness of the techniques used in the cognitive interview

Answer 27

some techniques are more effective than others

Question 28

AO3- who conducted research into the effectiveness of using different techniques

Answer 28

Milne and Bull

Question 29

AO3 - what did milne and bull find when each of the 4 techniques were used alone

Answer 29

they produced more info than a standard interview

Question 30

AO3- what did Milne and Bull find when using a combination of RE AND CR

Answer 30

they produced greater recall compared to any of the other techniques

Question 31

AO3- why is milne and bulls research a weakness of CI

Answer 31

only certain aspects are useful