cognitive interviews Flashcards
1
Q
who created the cog interview
A
fisher and geiselmann
2
Q
what are the four stages
A
REPORT EVERYTHING - report every detail even if they seem irrelevant
BRING IN CONTEXT - recall the scene, weather, thoughts and feelings
CHANGE ORDER - reverse order
CHANGE PERSPECTIVE - describe event from different viewpoints
3
Q
what did Wright and Holliday find
A
investigated how age affects recall
the older p’s recalled significantly greater detail without giving any false information
4
Q
what did Khonken find
A
meta-analysis of 53 studies
found on average 34% increase in amount of correct information generated in CI
5
Q
what did Milne and Bull find
A
when they used a combination of report everything and reinstate context p’s recall was significantly higher
6
Q
evaluation of cog interviews
A
- different police forces use different aspects of the CI technique
- technique takes more time
- limit the eyewitness account
- quantity and quality of training is an issue
- cannot be used on children
- increase in false positives but bigger increase in correct info
- reduces miscarriages of justice
