improving the accuracy of ewt: cognitive interview ao1

Question 1

4 techniques of the cognitive interview

Answer 1

• report everything
• reinstate context
• change order
• change perspective

Question 2

report everything

Answer 2

ppts are required to report every detail they can remember about the event from beginning to end even if a detail may seem unimportant as this may trigger important memories/cues

Question 3

reinstate context

Answer 3

participants asked to imagine the state they were in during the event, describing what they could hear,see, smell and feel. links to context dep forgetting, may trigger important memories/cues

Question 4

reverse the order

Answer 4

ppts asked to recall the order of events not chronologically. eg from the last thing that happend to the firdt thing. break up faulty schema and trigger cues to aid recall that otherwise would have been forgotten

Question 5

change perspective

Answer 5

ppts asked to recall the events from another persons/objects perspective eg another eye witness
trigger cues to aid recall that otherwise would have been forgotten

Question 6

enhanced cognitive interview techniques

Answer 6

Focus on social dynamics
eye contact
speaking slowly
minimising distractions
open ended questions