Improving EWT: Cognitive interview

Question 1

Cognitive interview

Answer 1

Ways to help retrieve memories
4 main components:

Question 2

1. report everything

Answer 2

even if irrelevant (can trigger other memories)

Question 3

2. mental/context reinstatement

Answer 3

recreate environment using senses (important cue for memory)

Question 4

3. changing the order

Answer 4

reverse order or start from middle (memories affected by expectations + schema. we have scripts - influence what we recall. changing order prevents witness’ pre-existing schema influencing what they recall)

Question 5

4.changing the perspective

Answer 5

different point of view (disrupt effect schemas have on recall)

Question 6

AO3

Answer 6

Require police training
Time consuming + training
Means police try to save time by limiting interviews
Many police do not provide training

Difficult to evaluate usefulness in real world as different places use different versions
e.g only use reinstate context + report everything

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