Psychology - Cognitive interview and strategies for improving memory Flashcards

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Who developed the cognitive interview technique and when?

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Geiselman et al

1985

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Fisher et al 1987

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Watched real interviews
Police detectives often bombarded witnesses with questions that were out of sync with their tale of events, interrupting them a lot
Felt this was unhelpful as it broke witnesses concentration and gave less detailed answers

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The 4 techniques in cognitive interview

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Context reinstatement
Report everything
Recall from change perspective
Recall from reverse order

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Context reinstatement

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Recall:
Scene
Weather
How you were feeling
What you were thinking
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Fisher et al (1987) on the cognitive interview

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Recommended some changes:
Minimise distractions
Actively listen to witness
Ask open-ended questions
Pause after each response
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Who made some recommendations to be added to the cognitive interview and when?

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Fisher et al (1987)

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Who has looked at the effectiveness of the cognitive interview?

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Fisher et al (1990)

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Fisher et al (1990)

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Looked at use of cognitive interview by Miami police
Trained detectives to use it with genuine witnesses
Found it increased amount of information recalled

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Kebbal et al

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Interview of police officers in UK
Found widespread use of cognitive interview
Issues with amount of incorrect information and time it takes

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What year was Kebbal et al’s study?

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1999

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Milne and Bull

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Found using any of the four procedures of cognitive interview improved recall
Best combination was context reinstatement and report everything

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Year of Milne and Bull study

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2002

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Who says you the cognitive interview doesn’t work on who and when did they say this? Oh and why?

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Geiselman
1999
Children
Probably find instructions difficult to understand

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Name some strategies for memory improvement

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Chunking

Mnemonics based on visual imagery

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