How does the Cognitive Interview Technique differ from standard interview techniques?

What will be an ideal response?


The cognitive interview technique enhances memory by encouraging the witness to focus in a different way. The witness may be encouraged to remember everything about the physical surroundings rather than focus on the event, or may be asked to report everything that is remembered, regardless of how unimportant it may seem. The witness may be encouraged to retell what happened from a variety of chronological points (beginning to end, end to beginning, from a point in the middle), or may be asked to recall the event from a variety of points of view.

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When using direct questioning, you should:

a. frame each question so that only one answer is required. b. ask only one question at a time. c. give the individual sufficient time to answer the question. d. All of the above responses are recommended.

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a. True b. False

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