The Cognitive Interview Flashcards
What are the four stages of the cognitive interview?
Cognitive reinstatement
Report Everything
Recall from Changed Perspective
Recall in Reverse Order
What is cognitive reinstatement?
The interviewee is asked to recall everything from the event e.g. weather, what they were feeling
What is ‘report everything’?
The interviewee is asked to recall every detail, even if they think it is insignificant
What is ‘recall from changed perspective’?
The interviewee is asked to imagine the event from a different viewpoint e.g. cashier
What is ‘recall in reverse order’?
The interviewee is asked to recall events backwards in time to give more detail
What did Fisher et al do and when?
Investigated genuine police interviews in Florida in 1987
What did Fisher et al find out about the police interviews in Florida?
Questions were brief, direct and closed
Police interrupted, not allowing for expansion and detail
Who developed the cognitive interview?
Geiselman
Why is the cognitive interview good for the economy?
Less time in court
Not wasting police time and taxpayers money
Better use of police time and resources
What are some strengths of the cognitive interview?
Kohnken found a 34% increase in correct recall
Elicted more information than any other interview techniques
What are some weaknesses of the cognitive interview?
Police officers need special training to carry out a cognitive interview
Time consuming
