The Cognitive Interview

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when and why was the cognitive interview developed?
in 1985 as a response to criticisms of traditional police interviews
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which psychologist studied police interviews and what did they find with them?
Fisher et al found P.I were short and closed questions that tried to evoke facts, they would not ask broad questions that could could get comprehensive info that took place in a sequence of the event.
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which psychologist came up with he 4 principles and what were they?
Geiselman et al
contact reinstatement- when a person mentally recalls events as they tell more info as it triggers their memory/cues
report everything- when a person recalls every detail even if it seems trivial to the witnesses
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recall from changed perspective- when a person considers the event from a different pov (ie offender)
recall in reverse chronological order- when a person recalls the events in reverse chronological order (disrupting the schema)
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what was the study and who did it?
Geiselman et el examined the effectiveness of the C.I w. a simple of 89 students who watched a video of simulated crime. 2 days later students were interviewee w either the standard P.I or C.I
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what were the results?
C.I P.I
correct 41.5 29.3
incorrect 7.3 6.1
C.I recalled more correct info but both had a similar no. of errors/ incorrect info recalled
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what was concluded?
that C.I is effective at improving quantity of info recalled but does not increase the correct info recalled.
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name the evaluations
+R.S Fisher et al divided 16 experienced directors into 2 conditions, 1.trained to use C.I, and 2. used S.P.I. interviews were recorded and analysed, the trained detective elicited 46% more info compared to control group and was 90% more accurate.
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-still susceptible to misleading info, Centrofanti and Reece showed pP a video of a bank robbery and provided PP with a misdealing summary and post-event discussions. PP questioned w. C.I recorded 35% more info but both groups were equally misled.
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-failure to RWA, Kebbel and Wagstaff found police use interviews that limit quantity of info provided which doesn't improve accuracy, also requires special training which is time and money, so only S.P.I are compulsory
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-experimental reductionism, could be more explanations for difficulties that witnesses experience in recalling event, so not only interview technique effecst it
-culture bias, only applies to western culture not others
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