Geiselman et al (1998)

Geiselman et al (1998)

1. NAMRC

   • Aim - to see if reinstating the context of an event will help improve the accuracy of the witnesses' accounts
   • Method - participants were shown a police training film of a violent crime. The interview was then conducted two days later asking about what they had seen. Half of the participants context were recreated during the interview and the other half a standard police interview
   • Results - Those who had their interview reconstructed were able to recall more accurate facts about the crime compared to other participants
   • Conclusion - If we use cognitive interviews, it will allow interviewees to be able to recall the information more accurately because they are in the same context that it happened in

2. Ethics - could have been a distraction as it could have brought bad thought and memories to some participants

3. Can be replicated (Bekerian and Dennet, 1993) and is therefore a reliable study

4. Not an everyday occurrence, and is therefore lacking ecological validity

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