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Cognitive interview

The cognitive interview (CI) is a method of interviewing eyewitnesses and victims about what they remember from a crime scene. Using four retrievals, the primary focus of the cognitive interview is to make witnesses and victims of a situation aware of all the events that transpired. The interview aids in minimizing both misinterpretation and the…

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Cognitive interview

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Cognitive interview

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related to Retrieval rules · 21
Cognitive interview → Describing, Did, Different Perspectives, Environmental, First, He, If, In-depth Reporting, Mental Reinstatement, Personal Contexts, Reporting, Second, Several Orders, Supplementary Techniques, TBR, TBR Event, The, These, This, Were
related to Children: Age groups · 20
Cognitive interview → Afterward, Child, CI, CO, CR, For, Furthermore, Geiselman, In, Moreover, Put, Researchers, Results, SI, The, The MCI, They, This, Thus, Two
related to history · 14
Cognitive interview → Cognitive, Elizabeth Loftus, Fisher, Geiselman, Holland, However, In, MacKinnon, Many, RAND Corporation, Studies, The, Their, They
related to Adults · 12
Cognitive interview → Again, Another, CI, Geiselman, In, Moreover, Research, The, Therefore, Thomson’s, Thus, Tulving
related to background · 9
Cognitive interview → As, Based, Cognitive, Endel Tulving, For, Past, The, This, Thus
related to Children · 7
Cognitive interview → Another, Despite, Research, Several, Studies, The, This
related to Limitations · 6
Cognitive interview → CI, Cognitive, SI, The, The CI, Though
related to Process · 6
Cognitive interview → According, At, During, First, The, Willis
related to Memory retrieval · 5
Cognitive interview → As, It, Research, The, This
related to Older adults · 5
Cognitive interview → CI, It, Seniors, Studies, These

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asking leading questionsinstance ofStudies have shown that interviewing techniques0.80text
closed-ended questions can influence the responses given by the intervieweeinstance ofStudies have shown that interviewing techniques0.80text
police departmentsinstance ofThe techniques they developed are widely used today by a variety of investigative services0.80text
private investigatorsinstance ofThe techniques they developed are widely used today by a variety of investigative services0.80text
and attorneysinstance ofThe techniques they developed are widely used today by a variety of investigative services0.80text
windows or furnitureinstance ofThis picture could include the placement of objects0.80text
the lightinginstance ofThis picture could include the placement of objects0.80text
or even the temperatureinstance ofThis picture could include the placement of objects0.80text
physical appearanceinstance ofThese techniques are questions posed to the interviewee that may jog their memory for details0.80text
robberies or batteries where eyewitnesses are more likely to be present.Line-up recognitionResearch has also demonstrated that cognitive interviews are not generally effective as a form of memory-enhancement with regards to the recognition of suspects in police lineups or photo arraysinstance ofCognitive interviews are most effective in situations0.80text
robberies or batteries where eyewitnesses are more likely to be presentinstance ofCognitive interviews are most effective in situations0.80text
Cognitive interviewrelated to AccuracyAlthough0.60section

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