Cognitive interview

Cognitive interview

1. Fisher & Gieselmen

   • 4 techniques
     • Changing the order
     • Mental reinstatement of the original context
     • Report everything
     • Changing the perspective

2. Gieselman

   • Participants saw videos of a crime and were questioned either using the standard police interview, an interview under the influence of hypnosis or the cognitive interview. Cognitive interview elicited more information from the participants than the other two methods.
   • Children under the age of 6 are less accurate when using cognitive interview, they find the questions confusing. Appropriate from ages 8 and up.

3. Milne & Bull

   • All 4 cognitive interview procedures produced better recall than standard procedures.

4. Ethical issues

   • Protection of participants, have to relive traumatic life experiences.
   • Took a lot of time
   • Police have to be trained