cognitive interview CI

Question 1

who was the cognitive interview developed by and why

Answer 1

geiselman to improve the effectiveness of interviewers when questioning witnessed

Question 2

why is memory an active process

Answer 2

because it is constantly changing

Question 3

what influences active process

Answer 3

schema
interference (pro and retro)
post event discussion
anxiety

Question 4

what are encoded challenges

Answer 4

setting
distractions
stress/guilt

Question 5

what are retrieval challenges

Answer 5

schema
emotional factors

Question 6

what are interviewer challenges

Answer 6

type of questions
body language
schemas
emotions

Question 7

what does the cognitive interview consist of

Answer 7

ROPE
Reinstate context
Order- change the order
Perspective- change perspective
Everything- recall everything

Question 8

what is reinstate the context

Answer 8

• asked to mentally imagine yourself back at the scene of crime
• links to context dependent forgetting
• easier to remember information if we have a contextual cue
• examples= other people. weather= acts as retrieval cue

Question 9

what is changing the order

Answer 9

• encouraged to describe event in reverse order or start with particular aspect of the scene which seems most memorable and work backwards from that point
• avoids schema
• we dont store info chronilogically in our memory, therefore starting in different order could help retrieve info

Question 10

what is changing the perspective

Answer 10

• attempt to describe the incident from perspective of other people who were present at the time
• police do not believe it gives good info so is usually they will leave out if they dont have enough time

Question 11

what is reporting back everything

Answer 11

• recall any info about the event
• with fluency
• if interrupted can cause witness to forget key events