The Cognitive interview Flashcards

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What is the cognitive interview and who created it?

A

Geiselman - An interviewing method used by police to improve the accuracy of eyewitness testimony.

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Describe the 4 steps of the cognitive interview.

(And their role in improving EWT accuracy)

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  1. Context reinstatement
    • Attmept to mentally/physicalty recreate scene
    • Environmental cues aid in recall.
  2. Report everything
    • Witness asked to recount all (even unimportant) details of event
    • Unimportant information arises, connections made
  3. Change order
    * Reduces effect of gap filling by Schema
  4. Change perspective
    * Reduced effect of schema/possible bias.

context, everything, order, perspective.

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1 pro, 2 cons of Cognitive interview

(Hint) quantity over….

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(Pro) Meta analysis support
* 53 studies on cog vs standard,
* Cog produces 34% more correct information than standard.

(Con) Quantity over quality
* 61% more false positives produces than standard
* Does not guarantee accuracy.

(Con) Time consuming
* interview + training police
* Expensive
* Possible increased witness forgetting if in “queue”.

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