The Chief Constable of a local police force wants to replace standard interviewing techniques with the Cognitive Interview (CI) to increase the amount of accurate information gathered from eyewitnesses. However, some senior detectives are concerned about the practicalities of implementation and the potential for a simultaneous increase in recall errors.
Discuss the effectiveness of the cognitive interview as a technique for improving eyewitness recall, with reference to the concerns raised by the police force.
81 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Eyewitness testimony. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.