Cognitive Interview

Question 1

Effect of schemas

Answer 1

• pre-conceived ideas abt world
• used as shortcuts of to fill gaps in memory
• CI reduces this by using cues to retrieve accurate info

Question 2

Fisher and Geiselman (F&G)

Answer 2

• reviewed memory literature - people remember things better is they’re provided with retrieval cues
• devised a techniques with 4 components

Question 3

What are the 4 techniques of CI?

Answer 3

1) report everything
2) mental reinstatement of context
3) change order
4) change perspective

Question 4

Report everything

Answer 4

• include every detail of event even if it seems irrelevant
• may be important and trigger other memories

Question 5

Reinstate context

Answer 5

• return to scene in their mind
• imagine their environment and emotions
• triggers recall as in state/context- dependent forgetting

Question 6

Change order

Answer 6

• recall in a diff chronological order e.g. finish to start
• prevents people using expectations of what happened rather than actual events

Question 7

Change perspective

Answer 7

• recall incident from other peoples perspective
• prevents influence of expectations and schema

Question 8

Strengths of cognitive interviews

Answer 8

Research support e.g. F&G
- 47% more info recalled using CI
Useful for elderly
- recalled significantly greater detail w/o any false info

Question 9

Limitations of Cognitive Interviews

Answer 9

Quality of info not improved
- Kohnken: 61% increase in incorrect info
Use of CI in real life
- Kebbell & Wagstaff - inconsistent use of CI due to lack of training, funding, and time