Cognitive interview

Cognitive interview

1. Tulving 'several retrival paths exist so if one path doesn't work another will'

   • CI has replaced standard interview in police

2. FOUR PARTS

   • Change the order of narrative
     • Recall in different chronological orders
     • Change perspective
       • Events are recalled from another perspective - offender
       • Mental reinstatement of context
         • Environmental context and emotional contexts
         • Report everything
           • All info recalled - even trivial info

3. Evaluation

   • Time consuming
   • Only recommended for over 8yrs old
     • Less accurate info is produced
     • Change of perspective
       • Leads to speculation
       • Fisher and Gieselman suggested more open ended qns
         • 40 --> 60% accuracy