Cognitive Interview

A01

-The cognitive interview (CI) was introduced by Geiselman and Fisher. It was introduced to increase recall.

-4 techniques used in the CI:

• Report everything -> say everything you can rmeber about the event; cues maybe used to help recall.
• Reinstate the context -> think back to the event and imagine yourself being there again -> linked to context-dependent forgetting.
• Change in perspective -> imagine yourself in another person's view of things - imagine what they would think -> reduces bias
• Change the order of events -> used to prevent schemas and false information being reported.

-A01 study: Geiselman et al 

Geiselman et al conducted a lab study, using 240 participants:

• 120 participants -> standard interview
• 120 participants -> CI techniques

The participants watched a robbery video 

Findings: those interviewed using the CI techniques recalled 35% more accurately.

Enhanced cognitive interview

The Enhanced Cognitive Interview enhanced the techniques used in the CI to further improve recall. Includes:

• Reducing distractions -> distractions can cause interference.
• Calm the witness down -> to help them think rationally.

A03

-Applications to real life

The cognitive interview is widely used today, especially for police investigations to solve crimes. Study done to investigate effectiveness of CI in real life:

Geiselman et al -> used 16 detective interviews with real witnesses of a robbery. 

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