Rhonda N. Douglas (1996) Considering the Witness in Interviews
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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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