Rhonda N. Douglas (1996) Considering the Witness in Interviews . Psycoloquy: 7(21) Witness Memory (7)
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Psycoloquy 7(21): Considering the Witness in Interviews

CONSIDERING THE WITNESS IN INTERVIEWS
Commentary on Memon & Stevenage on Witness-Memory

Rhonda N. Douglas
Department of Psychology
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431

RDOU6155@FAU.EDU

Abstract

It is recommended that researchers and practitioners consider individual differences in demographic, cognitive, personality, social, and emotional variables when evaluating the Cognitive Interview (CI) and that the mental imagery component of the CI be omitted.

Keywords

Cognitive interview, errors, eyewitness memory, facilitated recall, police procedures, questioning, recovered memories, structured interview.

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