6.1.3 Cognitive Interview

Question 1

Why do we need cognitive interviewing?

Answer 1

• Improve accuracy of recall
• Use retrieval cues to trigger memory

Question 2

Feature 1

Answer 2

Context reinstatement
- Recreate content mentally (internally/externally)
- Cues help recall because Tulving says episodic memories are context dependant so need cues
- Asked to form mental image

Question 3

Strength Feature 1

Answer 3

Geiselman
- Pps watched violent crime videos
- Average number of correctly recalled facts in cog was 41.2 compared to standard interview 29.4

Question 4

Weakness Feature 1

Answer 4

Criticism
- Usually use lab experiments
- Low task and ecological validity
- May not show how it would work for real crimes

Question 5

Feature 2

Answer 5

Report Everything
- Recall anything at all from event
- Including fragmentation details
- Prevent simplification of story

Question 6

Strength Feature 2

Answer 6

Application
- Has been used with a 38 year old eye witness of a homocide
- Scores found were accurate (location of objects, furniture at scene)

Question 7

Weakness Feature 2

Answer 7

Critisism
- Composed of several techniques
- Police use different versions
- Hard to compare

Question 8

Weakness

Answer 8

Criticism
- Time consuming
- Police don’t have that time
- Lowers usefulness if can’t do

Question 9

Feature 3

Answer 9

Change the Order
- Work backwards
- Prevents schema interference

Question 10

Strength Feature 3

Answer 10

Application
- Detect lies because long answers and open questions and gaps
- Hard to lie backwards

Question 11

Weakness Feature 3

Answer 11

Geiselman
- Children under 8 recalled inaccurate memories compared to other techniques

Question 12

Feature 4

Answer 12

Change Perspective
- Mabye from offenders pov
- Ask to recall from another view