Philip A. Higham (1996) Measuring Recall Performance . Psycoloquy: 7(38) Witness Memory (13)
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Psycoloquy 7(38): Measuring Recall Performance

MEASURING RECALL PERFORMANCE
Commentary on Memon & Stevenage on Witness-Memory

Philip A. Higham
Department of Psychology
University of Northern British Columbia
3333 University Way
Prince George, B.C.
CANADA V2N 4Z9
http://quarles.unbc.edu/psyc/higham/

Wayne T. Roberts
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Detachment
999 Brunswick Street
Prince George, B.C.
CANADA V2L 2C3

highamp@unbc.edu robertsw@ugrad.unbc.edu

Abstract

Higham and Robert's (1996) position on measures of performance in the cognitive interview (CI) is clarified in light of Fisher's (1996) commentary. Also, percent correct, and a measure of sensitivity derived from signal detection theory, are compared for two hypothetical interviewees whose response output is varied.

Keywords

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

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