cognitive interview

Question 1

what do non cognitive police interviews include

Answer 1

1. questions should be open and not leading
2. avoid encouraging guessing as it can lead to false memory
3. don’t prompt the witness

Question 2

who developed the cognitive interview

Answer 2

fisher and gieselman (1992)

Question 3

what are the 4 stages to a cognitive interview

Answer 3

report everything
reinstatement of the context
reverse the order
change the perspective

Question 4

explain why report everything is used in cognitive interviews

Answer 4

triggers/cue for more information

Question 5

explain why reinstatement of the context is used in cognitive interviews

Answer 5

mentally recreate the original incident to trigger context and state dependent memory

Question 6

explain why reverse the order and change the perspective are used as part of cognitive interviews

Answer 6

stops schemas and pre conceptual ideas leading to perceptual errors therefore reducing the validity of the EWT

Question 7

who founded the enhanced cognitive interview and when

Answer 7

fisher et al (1987)

Question 8

what did the enhanced cognitive interview focus on

Answer 8

the social element of the interaction between witness and officer

Question 9

what are the 5 things the enhanced cognitive interview has to be included for it to be effective

Answer 9

1. interviewer needs to know when to establish eye contact and when to stop it
2. important to reduce eyewitness anxiety
3. minimise distractions
4. getting witness to talk slowly
5. ask open ended questions

Question 10

what is the research support for the cognitive interview

Answer 10

recall 41% more accurate information recall than when compared to a standard interview