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Cognitive Interviews - Coggle Diagram
Cognitive Interviews
4 Parts
Report every detail
tell the interviewee to mention every single thing that happened - even if it seems trivial
Switch Perspectives
tell the interviewee to recall the events through a bystanders perspective
reduces the effects of schemas and lies
Context Reinstatement
let them describe how they felt at the time
use appropriate contextual and emotional cues when necessary
let the interviewee mentally recreate the environment
Change Order
tell the interviewee to recall the events in a reversed or random order
let them start from the pinnacle of the crime and work their way from there
prevents the use of schemas and lies
Evaluation
Research Support
used cognitive, standard and hypnosis interview to see which was the most effective
cognitive elicited the most accurate recall of simulated crimes
Gieselman et al
shows it's more effective than other styles
Time Consuming
training is very costly
not all police are equipped to do this
rapports takes too much time
shows how practical applications of psychology can be affected by the economy
A style of interviews to improve eye witness testimony and access to stored memory