Cognitive interview AO3

Question 1

What did Köhnken et al report in their meta analysis?

Answer 1

Cognitive interview had an increase of 41% in correct information compared to the standard interview.

Question 2

What did Köhnken et al suggest about false positives in cognitive interview?

Answer 2

As well as correct information, often more incorrect iterms are also recalled in cognitive interview, with a 61% increase of incorrect information reported in a cognitive interview compared to a standard interview.

Question 3

What limitation of the cognitive interview to Milne and Bull (2002) suggest?

Answer 3

Not all techniques in the CI are equally as effective. Milne and Bull found that each technique produced more information than the standard interview, but also found that using a combination of report everything and context reinstatement produced better recall than any of the other elements.