Improving EWT - Cognitive Interview

Question 1

Cognitive interview meaning

Answer 1

Police interviewing techniques based on psychological principles suggested as an improvement by Fisher and Geiselman

Question 2

what is context reinstatement in the cognitive interview?

Answer 2

mentally returning to the crime scene to make memories more accessible

Question 3

what is the purpose of recalling everything in the cognitive interview?

Answer 3

It triggers more details, creating a clearer picture of the incident

Question 4

what is the purpose of recalling from another perspective in a cognitive interview?

Answer 4

to consider a different perspective and disrupt schema

Question 5

what is the purpose of recalling in reverse order in cognitive interview?

Answer 5

switching chronology to challenge expectations and improve accuracy

Question 6

what study supports the effectiveness of CI?

Answer 6

Geiselman et al

Question 7

what was the procedure of Geiselamnet al’s study?

Answer 7

showed 89 students (p’s) of violent crime. After 2 days, they performed a CI or SI(standard interview) with police officers

Question 8

What was the result of Geiselman’s study?

Answer 8

• CI= 41.5% recall, 7.3% error rate
• SI= 24% recall, 6.1% error rate

Question 9

what conclusion did Geiselman make?

Answer 9

CI is highly effective in the accuracy of EWT

Question 10

which researcher studied the limitations of CI?

Answer 10

Kohnken et al stated that CI may not be as effective as initially thought

Question 11

what were Kohnken’s findings on correct and incorrect information recall?

Answer 11

• 81% increase in correct information
• 61% increase in incorrect information

Question 12

What does kohnken et al’s study question about the cognitive interview?

Answer 12

The effectiveness of the quality of recall rather than the quantity of correct answers given

Question 13

what is the practical limitation of cognitive interview according to kohnken?

Answer 13

limited practical use due to increase in errors

Question 14

what did Mello & Fisher find about individual differences in the cognitive interview?

Answer 14

The cognitve interview elicited more correct detail from the older p’s( mean age 72 ) compared to younger p’s (mean age 22)

Question 15

What is the potential real-world application of the cognitive interview?

Answer 15

Ci could replace standard interviewing techniques to prevent leading questions and inaccuracies in EWT statements, which can sway jury or verdict courts

Question 16

what problems with the ci were identified by Kebbell & Wagstaff?

Answer 16

• CI is time-consuming and requires specialist training
• many police cannot provide the necessary training.

Question 17

what are the economic implications of CI?

Answer 17

The cost of training to conduct the CI limits its usage, meaning it is used less frequently than it should be