Eyewitness Testimony: Cognitive Interview

Question 1

Who investigated/ researched the cognitive interview?

Answer 1

Fisher and Geiselman

Question 2

Describe the 4 processes of the cognitive interview

Answer 2

Report everything
Reinstate the order
Reverse the order
Change the perspective

Question 3

What happens in report everything?

Answer 3

Include even unimportant events

Question 4

What happens in reinstate the order?

Answer 4

Picture the scene and recall findings. This stops context dependent forgettting

Question 5

What happens in reverse the order?

Answer 5

Recall from the end to and work backwards. This disrupts expectations

Question 6

What happens in change the perspective?

Answer 6

Put yourself in someone else’s shoes. This disrupts schema

Question 7

What does the enhanced cognitive interview focus on?

Answer 7

Focus of social dynamic of the interaction. Eg making eye contact or not. Aims to reduce anxiety and minimise distractions. Ask open ended questions.

Question 8

Describe one limitation of the CI (AO3)

Answer 8

Takes a lot of time

Police reluctant to use it as it it is more time consuming that standard interview. CI also requires proper training. Unlikely the police use the proper CI.

Question 9

Describe how certain elements are more valuable than others (AO3)

Answer 9

Milne and Bull

Each individual element equally valuable, but found that a combination of report everything and context reinstatement produced best recall.

Question 10

Give the supporting evidence for CI (AO3)

Answer 10

Köhnken: meta analysis combining data from studies. Enhanced CI consistently provided more correct information than standard investigation, real life practical value.