Memory(the cognitive interview) Flashcards

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Mental reinstatement of original context.

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  • Recreating the physiological and physical environment (think about that specific time). Aims to make memories accessible offering contextual and emotional cues.
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Geiselman developed the cognitive interview with 4 distinct components -

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Mental reinstatement of original context, report everything, change order, change perspective

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Report everything -

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Encourages reporting every single detail without leaving anything out. They should not even if they think it is irrelevant or insignificant. Memories are interconnected with each other which may offer better recollection of all memories.

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Change order -

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  • May reverse order in the way events happened, this may help as our recollections are influenced by schemas offering a more precise response linking to the perception and how the information was interpreted.
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Change perspective -

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Interviewee may ask to interpret the information from another’s perspective, how it may appear to other witnesses at the time, disrupting the effect of schemas.

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