Cognitive Interview Flashcards
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cognitive psychologists have played a big part in helping to
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increase accuracy of EWT
2
Q
research shows that the accuracy of EWT is
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affected by many factors
3
Q
the cognitive interview technique (CIT) was developed by
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Geiselman et al (1984)
4
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Geiselman et al date
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1984
5
Q
Geiselman et al tried to increase
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the accuracy of witness recall of events during police interview
6
Q
- the interviewer tries to make the witness
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relaxed and tailors their language to suit the witness
7
Q
- the witness mentally recreates the
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environmental context and internal context of the crime scene
8
Q
environmental context
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sights and sounds
9
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internal context
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mood
10
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- the witness reports absolutely everything
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that they can remember about the crime, even if it feels irrelevant
11
Q
- the witness is asked to recall
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details of the crime in different orders
12
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- the witness is asked to recall the event from
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various different perspectives
13
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- the interviewer avoids any
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judgemental or personal comments
