Memory - Cognitive Interview

Question 1

What did GEISELMAN do?

Answer 1

Used police training videos of violent crimes, they were questioned 48 hours later

Question 2

What did GEISELMAN find?

Answer 2

Correct items-
Cognitive = 41.5 
Standards =29.4 
Incorrect items-
Cognitive =7.3 
Standard=6.1

Question 3

Evaluation of GEISELMANS study

Answer 3

✖️Student sample/ cannot generalise findings/ lacks population validity
✖️lacks mundane realism/ only a video/ not real life setting

Question 4

What did GIESELMAN later find with FISHER

Answer 4

Later found that CI works best when used within a short period of time; recall is enhanced when conducted immediately after the incident occurred

Question 5

What techniques are used to improve recall in cognitive interviews

Answer 5

CHANGE OF NARRATIVE ORDER- recalling the event in different chronological orders
CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE- recalling the event from different people’s perspectives
MENTAL REINSTATEMENT OF CONTEXT - recalling, both the environment and emotional context of the event
REPORT EVERYTHING - recalling all of the information