cognitive interviews

Question 1

who created the cog interview

Answer 1

fisher and geiselmann

Question 2

what are the four stages

Answer 2

REPORT EVERYTHING - report every detail even if they seem irrelevant
BRING IN CONTEXT - recall the scene, weather, thoughts and feelings
CHANGE ORDER - reverse order
CHANGE PERSPECTIVE - describe event from different viewpoints

Question 3

what did Wright and Holliday find

Answer 3

investigated how age affects recall

the older p’s recalled significantly greater detail without giving any false information

Question 4

what did Khonken find

Answer 4

meta-analysis of 53 studies

found on average 34% increase in amount of correct information generated in CI

Question 5

what did Milne and Bull find

Answer 5

when they used a combination of report everything and reinstate context p’s recall was significantly higher

Question 6

evaluation of cog interviews

Answer 6

• different police forces use different aspects of the CI technique
• technique takes more time
• limit the eyewitness account
• quantity and quality of training is an issue
• cannot be used on children
• increase in false positives but bigger increase in correct info
• reduces miscarriages of justice