COGNITIVE INTERVIEW Flashcards
1.who developed the cognitive interview
Fisher and Geiselman
- the cognitive interview is a technique used by who
The police
- when is the cognitive interview used on witnesses
after they have seen a crime
- what does the cognitive interview help facilitate
more accurate and detailed memories
5.what kinds of questions are asked
open questions
- why are open questions used
allow witness to expand
name all 4 techniques used in the cognitive interview
Recall everything, Recall from changed perspective, Recall in Reverse & Context Reinstatement
RE- what is the witness asked to do
Report ALL details, even if irrelevant
RE- what may recalling all details act as
A trigger
RE- give an example question
“what happened the morning of the robbery”
CR- what is the witness asked to do
mentally place themselves at the scene
CR- what are they asked to imagine
the environment and their feelings
CR- what do the internal and external cues help to do
Trigger forgotten memories
CR- give an example statement
“close your eyes… what do you see”
RR- what is the witness asked to do in terms of their report
report in a different order
RR- what does this prevent witnesses from reporting on
what they EXPECTED to happen
RR- what may this also help to prevent
dishonesty - harder to lie
RR- give an example
“tell us what happened finish to start”
RCP- what is the witness asked to do
recall from someone else perspective
RCP- what may this help prevent the witness from doing
reporting what they EXPECTED to happen
RCP- give an example question
“imagine you’re… what can you see”
AO3- who conducted Research to Support
Kohnken et al
AO3- what did Kohnken do
50 study meta-analysis
AO3- what did kohnkens meta analysis of studies compare
the cognitive interview to standard
AO3- what did Kohnken find
The CI led to a 41% increase in correct information in comparison
AO3- why does kohnkens research support the CI effectiveness
because it helps witness recall
AO3- what is one weakness of the techniques used in the cognitive interview
some techniques are more effective than others
AO3- who conducted research into the effectiveness of using different techniques
Milne and Bull
AO3 - what did milne and bull find when each of the 4 techniques were used alone
they produced more info than a standard interview
AO3- what did Milne and Bull find when using a combination of RE AND CR
they produced greater recall compared to any of the other techniques
AO3- why is milne and bulls research a weakness of CI
only certain aspects are useful
