Ewt Flashcards

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Cognitive interview

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Report everything
Reinstate the context
Change perspective
Reverse the order

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Report everyting

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Witnesses are encouraged to talk about every single detail even if it might seem insignificant to them or. If they’re not confident - information which might seem trivial could trigger other important info

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Reinstate the context

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The witness should return to the original crime scene in their mind and imagine the environment - helps with context dependant forgetting

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Change perspective

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Witnesses should try recalling the event from another person who was theres perspective

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Reverse the order

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Events should be recalled in reverse order to the original sequence - this prevents people from reporting their expectations of what happened (schemas) and prevents dishonesty

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