Improving EWT Accuracy Flashcards
How does change of perspective improve EWT?
recall the event from different people’s perspective.
How does mental reinstatement of context (re-instate cues improve EWT?
recall both environment and emotional context of the event
How does change of narrative order improve EWT?
recall the event in different chronological orders
How does reporting everything (detail) improve EWT?
recall all information event that which seemingly has little relevance
How is the cognitive approach used by the cognitive interview to help improve the recall of information by eyewitnesses?
re-instating cues (internals and external) helps to improve the accuracy of recall
reducing the impact of schemas will increase accuracy of recall
interviews shouldn’t use leading questions
What are the positive evaluation of improving EWT?
- Fisher tested C.I. with help from Miami Police depart. who were interviewing robbery EW, one half were cognitive interview trained which had more accurate EWT
- training officers isn’t time consuming
What are the negative evaluation of improving EWT?
- order effects due to repeated measures of supporting research and cannot perform ABBA technique
- although you can more info, a lot of it is inaccurate or useless
What are the components of the cognitive interview?
change of narrative order
change of perspective
mental reinstatement of context
report everything
What is the cognitive interview?
a series of memory retrieval and communication techniques designed to improve recall in police interviews
How does the change of narrative order and the change of perspective strategies help to recall?
because they reduce witnesses’ use of prior knowledge, expectations and schemas, increasing witness accuracy
What is the enhanced cognitive interview?
seeks to build a trusting relationship between interviewer and witness and improve the quality of communication between the two
