psychology cognitive interview

Question 1

what is ci

Answer 1

report everything- even trivial details might trigger a memory
reinstate context-nreturn to original crime scene in head related to context dependent remembering
reverse order- recall everything in a different order, prevemt people reporting expectations and dishonesty
review perspective- recall incident from different perspective, remove effect of expectations and effect on schema

Question 2

what is eci

Answer 2

focus on social dynamics of interactions
speak slowly, open ended questions, minimising distractions, eye contact, reduce ew anxiety

Question 3

what are the support for effectiveness of ci points

Answer 3

• it works
• meta analysis done by research gathered data from 55 studies comparing ci and eci to standard police interview 4 studies showed no difference 41% increase of accurate info in ci
• ci is effective in helping ew recall info that is stored but isnt immediately accessible
• researcher found increase in innaccurate info particularly eci
• ci sacrifice quality in favour of quanity ewt
• officers should treat ewt with caution

Question 4

what are the some elements may be more useful points

Answer 4

• not all elements equally useful or effective
• milne and bull found that each four techniques produce more info alone but combo of reinstate context and report everything produced accurate info than any other feature or combo
• confirmed officers suspicions some aspects more useful than others
• catss some doubt on credibility over the overall ci

Question 5

what is the ci is time consuming points

Answer 5

• officers may be reluctant to use ci because it takes more time and training than standard police interview
• more time needed to establish rapport and let ew realx
• requires special training and many forces dont have the resources to provide more than a few hours
• complete ci is not a realistic method to use and it might be better to focus on just a few key elements