The Cognitive Interview*

Question 1

List the 4 stages of the cognitive interview.

Answer 1

1) . Reinstate the context
2) . Report everything
3) . Change perspective
4) . Reverse the order.

Question 2

What did the enhanced cognitive interview add?

Answer 2

Emphasis on the social dynamics of the interviewer i.e. eye contact, tone of voice, pace etc.

Question 3

Who proposed the enhanced cognitive interview?

Answer 3

Fisher et al.

Question 4

Give a disadvantage of the cognitive interview.

Answer 4

Disadvantages:
❌ Increases recall of inaccurate information by 61% - Kohnken et al.

❌ Kebbel and Wagstaff - training needs to be in-depth and however, training is time-consuming.

Question 5

Give an advantage of the cognitive interview.

Answer 5

Advantages:
✔ Milne and Bull - no need to use the full cognitive interview - saves time and is sill more effective then the standard interview.

✔ Kohnken found increases accurate recall by 81%.