the cognitive interview

Question 1

what are the 5 AO1 points you should know for the cognitive interview?

Answer 1

-What is the Cognitive Interview?
-1st Technique: Report Everything
-2nd Technique: Reinstate the Context
-3rd Technique: Reverse the Order
-4th Technique: Change Perspective

Question 2

What is the Cognitive Interview (CI)?

Answer 2

A technique developed by Fisher and Geiselman (1992) to improve accuracy of eyewitness recall using psychological principles of memory.

Question 3

What is the ‘Report Everything’ technique?

Answer 3

Witnesses recall every detail, even if it seems irrelevant. Small details may trigger other memories and improve recall accuracy.

Question 4

What is the ‘Reinstate the Context’ technique?

Answer 4

Witnesses mentally recreate the original environment and emotions to use context-dependent cues for retrieval.

Question 5

What is the ‘Reverse the Order’ technique?

Answer 5

Witnesses recall events in reverse or varied order to disrupt schema-based assumptions and reveal more accurate information.

Question 6

What is the ‘Change Perspective’ technique?

Answer 6

Witnesses describe the event from another person’s viewpoint, which reduces schema influence and retrieves different details.