cognitive interview AO3

Question 1

time-consuming

Answer 1

• police officers may be reluctant to use CI because it takes more time and expense to train
• unlikely that the proper version of the CI is used
• more time is needed to establish rapport with a witness and allow them to relax
• might be better to focus on key elements

Question 2

some elements may be more useful

Answer 2

• one limitation is that not all of its elements are equally useful
• Rebecca Milne and ray bull 2002 found that each of the 4 techniques used alone produced more information than a standard interview
• found that using a combo of reporting everything and reinstating context produced the best recall
• can increase the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness testimony

Question 3

evidence that it works

Answer 3

• meta-analysis by gunter kohnken st al 1999 combined data from 55 studies
• ci was 4% more accurate
• only 4 studies showed no difference between the types of interviews
• shows that ci is an effective technique in helping witnesses to recall information that is stored in memory but not immediately assesible
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Question 4

geiselaman 1985

Answer 4

• set out to investigate the effectiveness of the cognitive interview
• ppts viewed a firm of a violent crime and after 48 hours were interviewed by a policeman using the cognitive interview, standard interview, interview using hypnosis
• numbers of correctly recalled facts: CI = 41.2% hypnosis = 38% standard interview = 29.4%

Question 5

Use PMT EXTRA EVALUATIONS

Answer 5

YES