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Cognitive Interviewing Flashcards

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  1. Which cognitive interview technique asks the witness to mentally revisit the environmental and personal context of the event?

    Answer: Mental reinstatement of context

    Mental reinstatement of context instructs witnesses to mentally return to the physical setting and their internal state at the time of the event.

  2. In cognitive interviewing, 'transfer of control' refers to:

    Answer: Empowering the witness to direct the pace and content of the interview

    Transfer of control establishes the witness as the primary source of information, reducing interviewer-led questioning.

  3. The 'report everything' instruction in cognitive interviewing is designed to:

    Answer: Reduce the threshold for reporting even partial or seemingly trivial details

    Witnesses often self-censor minor details; the report-everything instruction overcomes this by validating all information as potentially useful.

  4. Which of the following best describes the 'change perspective' technique in cognitive interviewing?

    Answer: The witness is asked to describe the event as if seen from another person's vantage point

    Asking witnesses to describe events from a different spatial perspective can surface details not initially recalled from their own viewpoint.

  5. Research on the cognitive interview indicates that it is most effective when applied to:

    Answer: Cooperative eyewitnesses with genuine memory of the event

    The cognitive interview was designed for cooperative witnesses who experienced the event and are willing to assist investigators.

  6. Which mnemonic is commonly used to summarize the four core components of the cognitive interview?

    Answer: MRCR

    MRCR stands for Mental reinstatement, Report everything, Change order, and Report from different perspectives.

  7. A criminal profiler reviewing a cognitive interview transcript notices the witness was frequently interrupted by the interviewer. This is problematic because:

    Answer: Interruptions shift control back to the interviewer and may suppress spontaneous recall

    Interrupting witnesses disrupts their natural retrieval process and undermines the transfer-of-control principle central to cognitive interviewing.